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YONKERS  v  MT.  VERNON, 

THEIR 


POINTS  of  INTEREST 

AND  THEIR 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN, 


ILLUSTRATED. 


NEWARK,  N.  J. 

MERCANTILE  PUBLISHING  COMPANY. 
1892. 


Sok^S 


Digitized  by  the  Internet  Archive 
in  2013 


http://archive.org/details/yonkersmtvernontOOunse  ; 


Yonkers  is  rich  in  historical  interest,  its  settlement 

r^'  /^^l^  u        •'  dating  back  to  the  17th  century,  when  the  active  trading 

instincts  of  the  Dutch  impelled  them  to  seek  opportunities 
in  the  new  world.    Situated  upon  the  east  bank  of  the 
Hudson,  about  18  miles  above  the  mouth  of  that  noble 
river,  it  is  admirably  located  for  residence,  commercial  and  manufac- 
turing purposes     Its  beautifully  wooded  hills  and  dales,  contrasting 
so  markedly  with  the  forbidding  steeps  of  the  opposite  shore,  appealed 
even  to  the  phlegmatic  crew  of  the  "  Half  Moon,"  commanded  by  that  ambi- 
tious explorer,  Henry  Hudson,  on  its  first  voyage  up  the  noble  stream  in  search 
of  a  western  passage  to  China. 

It  was  not  long  after  his  visit  that  the  Dutch  pushed  their  way  into  the 
territory  opened  by  Hudson's  discoveries.  On  his  return  to  Holland  in  1609,  he  gave  the  great  East 
India  Company,  in  whose  interest  his  explorations  were  made,  a  stirring  account  of  the  harbor  and  the 
country  on  the  river's  banks.  The  Company,  however,  took  little  interest  in  his  reports,  bi  •  a  number 
of  Dutch  merchants,  anxious  to  take  advantage  of  the  possibilities  for  trade  presented  by  this  new 
country,  petitioned  the  government  of  Holland  to  send  trading  vessels  thither.  No  attention  was  paid 
to  their  request  and  private  enterprise  then  took  the  matter  in  hand.  By  1614  a  lively  fur  trade  with 
the  natives  was  in  progress.  This  aroused  the  cupidity  of  the  Government,  and  on  March  27th,  16 14, 
it  offered  to  grant  exclusive  rights  and  privileges  to  any  company  that  would  undertake  to  carry  on 
special  commerce  with  the  Manhattan  Indians,  then  in  possession  of  the  New  Netherlands.  A  com- 
pany was  promptly  formed,  two  vessels  were  equipped  and  sent  out  on  an  exploring  expedition,  and 
their  commanders  returned  with  a  very  enthusiastic  description  of  their  trip.  The  company  promptly 
filed  a  map  of  the  country,  applied  for  and  obtained  the  promised  grant.    This  was  the  New  Nether- 


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lands  Company,  and  their  charter  entitled  them  to  a  vast  extent  of  territory  in  and  about  what  we  know 
now  as  New  York  City.  The  earliest  preserved  record  of  the  conveyance  of  lands  to  white  people  by 
the  Indians  refers  to  a  tract  in  the  present  County  of  Westchester,  which  was  known  by  the  Indians  as 
Kekeshick,  and  until  1872  this  section  of  land  was  included  within  the  limits  of  Yonkers,  but  is  now 
part  of  Kingsbridge  in  New  York  City.  The  deeds  for  the  sale  of  other  portions  of  Westchester 
County  by  the  Indians  have  been  lost. 

One  of  the  first  individual  white  owners  of  land  in  this  part  of  the  country  was  Adriaen  Van  der 
Donck,  who  in  1646  secured  from  the  Dutch  West  India  Company,  to  whom  it  was  originally  sold  by  the 
Indians,  a  manorial  site,  covering  all  of  the  land  on  which  now  stands  the  city  of  Yonkcr<.    ( )ne  of  the 


Post  Office  Luilding. 


historians  of  Westchester  County  asserts  that  Van  der  Donck  obtained  his  title  to  the  land  by  purchase 
from  Tackarew,  Chief  of  the  Weckquaskeck  Indians,  who  occupied  this  portion  of  the  country  at  the 
time  of  the  Dutch  invasion.  The  Indians  called  the  place  "  Napperhaem  "  meaning  "  the  rapid  water 
settlement,"  because  of  its  location  on  the  banks  of  the  Napperhan,  then  a  beautiful  swift  flowing  stream. 
Officially  its  designation  after  Van  der  Donck's  accession  the  title  was  Colendonck,  or  the  Colony  of 
Donck,  while  to  the  colonists  it  became  known  as  De  Jonkheer's  land,  Jonkheer  or  young  gentleman, 
b*ing  the  title  applied  to  the  eldest  son  in  a  Dutch  family.  This  name,  as  applied  to  Van  der  Donck's 
estate,  eventually  degenerated,  colloquially,  into  Jonker's,  passing  into  Younckers,  Younkers  and  finally 
Yonkers,  which  was  the  English  rendition  of  the  Dutch  term.  The  early  history  of  Yonkers  is  full  of 
interest,  but  our  space  will  not  admit  of  more  than  passing  mention  of  some  of  its  most  marked  phases. 

Adriaen  Van  der  Donck  was  an  ambitious,  progressive  man,  and  he  kept  the  government  of  Hol- 
land busy  during  the  nine  years  of  his  incumbency  of  the  proud  position  of  Lord  of  Colendonck,  in  at- 
tending to  his  petitions  for  power  to  do  this,  that  or  the  other  thing,  for  the  improvement  of  his  prop- 
erty. In  these  days  he  would  have  been  known  as  a  "  hustler."  His  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of 
Younker's  land,  and  his  activity  in  securing  every  possible  advantage  for  it,  resulted  in  a  magnificent  es- 
tate, which,  however,  he  did  not  live  long  to  enjoy.  He  died  in  1655  while  still  a  young  man,  leaving  the 
property  to  his  wife.    Nine  years  later,  or  in  March  1664,  the  Dutch  possessions  in  America  passed  into 


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the  control  of  the  English,  being  patented  to  the  Duke  of  York  and  Albany,  and  English  colonists  soon 
began  to  invade  the  Dutch  settlements.  The  widow  of  Van  der  Donck  married  Hugh  O'Neil,  of  Pa- 
tuxent,  Maryland,  and  went  to  that  place  to  live.  She  subsequently  sold  the  estate  in  portions  to  various 
Englishmen.  Among  these  was  Elias  Doughty,  who  in  1677  was  "invested  in  the  sole  ownership  of  the 
tract  now  covered  by  Yonkers"  by  Hugh  O'Neil  and  Mary  his  wife.  He  in  turn  sold  the  lower  portion  of 
the  tract,  or  that  part  which  appears  to  have  included  the  village  of  "  Yonkheer's,"  to  William  Bolty  or 
Betts,  George  Tippetts  and  Joseph  Hadley. 


North  Broadway. 

In  1694  began  a  new  era  in  the  history  of  Yonkers,  when  Frederick  Philipse,  a  wealthy  merchant 
of  New  York  City,  had  conveyed  to  him  the  land  covering  the  site  of  the  present  City,  and  to  which  he 
gave  the  name  of  Philipsburg  His  residence  was  established  at  the  Manor  House,  which  is  still  stand- 
ing and  is  now  used  as  the  City  Hall  of  Yonkers.  Col.  Philipse,  the  son  of  the  merchant  above 
named,  succeeded  to  the  ownership,  and  the  lands  remained  in  his  possession  until  1779,  when  they  were 
confiscated  by  the  State,  because  the  Colonel,  a  prisoner  of  war  at  that  time,  broke  his  military  parole. 
After  this  the  estate  was  sold  and  conveyed  by  Isaac  Stoutenburg  and  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  Com- 
missioners of  Forfeitures,  to  fifty-eight  different  persons. 

Up  to  the  time  Van  der  Donck's  widow  sold  her  property  in  "  De  Yonkheer's"  land,  there  were 
probably  few  white  settlers  in  that  part  of  the  country,  outside  of  the  village  occupied  by  the  depend- 
ents of  Van  der  Donck.  These  included  the  operatives  of  the  mill  erected  by  the  Lord  of  Colenc  >nck,  and 
from  which  Nepperhan  obtained  the  name  of  the  Saw-Mill  River.  The  population  increased  by  very  slow 
degrees  from  that  time,  there  being  but  2,517  souls,  all  told,  in  the  town  of  Yonkers  in  1846,  two  hun- 
dred years  after  the  date  of  its  first  settlement.  In  1875  the  total  population  amounted  to  17,232  ;  in 
1880,  to  18,924,  but  the  census  returns  ten  years  later  showed  a  population  of  31,945. 

Until  1779,  when  tne  prooerty  was  confiscated,  Yonkers  and  "Mile  Square"  constituted  the 
township,  within  the  Manor  of  Phillipsburg.  Mile  Square  is  a  famous  tract  which,  according  to  tradition, 
was  given  by  Frederick  Philipse  to  his  daughter  Annetje,  as  a  dower  portion,  upon  her  marriage.  The 
township  as  it  now  exists  was  organized  in  1788,  at  that  time  the  name  Yonkers  being  given  to  it  officially 
by  the  Legislature  of  New  York  State,  to  distinguish  it  from  nineteen  other  towns  comprising  the 
County  of  Westchester. 


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THE  REVOLUTIONARY  PERIOD. 

During  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  Westchester  County  was  the  scene  of  great  activity,  both  armies 
at  various  times  gaining  decided  advantages  here.  The  topography  of  the  country  is  particularly  adapted 
to  stragetic  manoeuvres,  and  the  best  possible  use  was  made  of  this  fact  by  the  opposing  Generals.  Yon- 
kers  and  its  immediate  surroundings,  while  not  the  scene  of  active  hostilities,  on  many  occasions  was 
nevertheless  an  important  point,  and  the  fortunes  of  war  placed  it  first  in  the  hands  of  one  and  then  of 


The  Hudson,  Opposite  Yonkers. 


the  other  of  the  contending  forces,  the  change  of  occupants  occurring  several  times.  Mile  Square,  on 
account  of  its  sheltered  position  and  proximity  to  the  water,  was  a  favorite  camping  ground  with  both 
armies  during  the  time  of  their  occupancy  of  the  position.  Many  of  the  apple  trees  which  served  as 
hitching  posts  for  the  troopers'  horses  are  still  standing.  The  famous  American  Rifle  Corps  was  stationed 
here  in  1776  and  from  here  crossed  the  Bronx  river  to  worry  the  flank  of  the  British  army  while  on  its 
way  to  White  Plains.  After  the  battle  at  the  last  named  place,  the  victorious  British  returned  to  Mile 
Square. 

The  country  round  about  abounds  in  places  and  houses  made  famous  by  events  occurring  during  the 
revolutionary  period.  An  old  tavern  on  the  road  between  Mile  Square  and  the  village  of  Yonkers  that  was,  is 
pointed  out  as  the  hostelry  of  a  Frenchman  named  Gainos  who  supplied  the  American  forces  with  good  cheer 
during  the  time  they  occupied  Mile  Square.  He  was  afterward  killed,  and  it  is  a  common  superstition  of  the 
neighborhood,  that  his  ghost  is  to  be  seen  on  the  anniversary  01  his  death,  wandering  about  the  old  house. 

Yonkers  at  present  is  a  large  and  prosperous  city,  situated  on  the  east  shore  of  the  broad  Hudson 
immediately  above  the  northern  boundary  of  New  York  City.  It  occupies  one  of  the  finest  positions,  geo- 
graphically, in  the  vicinity  of  the  Metropolis,  its  proximity  to  which  gives  it  great  commercial  advan- 
tages. On  the  north  it  is  bounded  by  Greenburgh,  and  on  the  east  by  East  Chester,  or  rather  the  Bronx 
river.  It  has  a  frontage  of  nearly  eight  miles  on  the  Hudson,  and  extends  back  from  the  river  an  average 
of  three  miles.  It  was  incorporated  as  a  town  on  April  12th,  1855,  its  area  at  that  time  covering  one  and 
a  half  miles  on  the  river  front  by  half  a  mile  in  width.  The  act  to  incorporate  was  amended  in  1857, 
and  again  in   i860,  1868  and  187 1,  on  each  of  which  occasions  the  township  limits  were  increased. 


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EDUCATIONAL. 

In  point  of  educational  facilities  and  the  excellence  of  its  schools  Yonkers  is  not  surpassed  by  any 
city  of  equal  size  in  the  United  States.  The  public  school  system  was  inaugurated  over  one  hundred 
years  ago,  the  first  school  house  being  located  on  Tuckahoe  road.  The  course  of  instruction  was  ex- 
tremely rudimentary.  To  quote  from  the  historical  address  of  Trustee  Rudolf  Eickemeyer,  delivered  at 
the  dedication  of  the  High  School,  "  from  this  tiny  shoot,  planted  a  hundred  years  ago,  has  grown,  under 
the  care  of  the  people,  a  sturdy  Westchester  oak,  with  eight  mighty  branches.  Yet  the  growth  in  size  is 
not  by  any  means  the  most  important  growth.    As  the  little  hamlet  of  a  hundred  years  ago  grew  into  a 


New  High  School  and  Library  Building. 


village  and  the  village  into  a  city  of  32,000  inhabitants,  the  three  R's  no  longer  satisfied  the  wants  of  the 
people.  Better  schools  and  better  methods  were  called  for  and  introduced,  and  the  consolidation  of  all 
our  schools  was  but  the  natural  result."  When  the  old  school  district  was  divided  into  two  distinct  dis- 
tricts it  was  done  because  it  was  believed  that  the  first  covered  too  much  ground  for  intelligent  super- 
vision. So  the  old  district  was  split  into  two,  and  a  separate  Board  of  Education  was  provided  for  each. 
Mr.  J.  A.  Nichols  had  charge  of  one  district,  known  as  No.  2,  and  under  his  supervision  it  had  grown 
from  400  pupils  to  1,350  at  the  time  when  the  consolidation  was  effected.  The  other  distric  No.  6. 
under  the  care  of  Mr.  Thomas  Moore,  had  792  pupils  enrolled  when  the  schools  were  reunited.  At  this 
time  there  were  five  separate  School  Boards  in  the  city,  each  of  which  had  charge  of  a  school  house.  The 
consolidation  was  not  effected  without  difficulty,  each  of  the  School  Boards  objecting  to  plans  for  a  union 
proposed  by  the  others.  Finally  a  bill  was  drafted  which  met  with  general  approval,  and  on  July  12th, 
t88i,  it  was  enacted  by  the  Legislature,  and  under  its  provisions  a  Board  of  Education  was  appointed  to 
take  charge  of  all  the  schools.  Mr.  J.  A.  Nichols  was  retained  as  Superintendent,  and  the  work  of  har- 
monizing the  varying  courses  of  instruction  was  begun  and  pushed  to  completion,  the  result  being  a  sys- 
tem of  great  effectiveness.  The  best  methods  of  instruction  were  sought  out,  investigated  and  applied, 
the  result  being  the  adoption  of  the  natural  method  of  developing  the  mentality  of  the  child.  The  co- 
education of  the  sexes  was  introduced  in  all  grades.    The  Kindergarten  system  was  made  part  of  the 


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primary  course,  and  a  central  school  was  formed  of  the  higher  classes  from  each  of  the  other  schools. 
Out  of  this  central  school  developed  the  fine  High  school  cf  which  Yonkers  is  justly  proud. 

Since  the  present  Board  of  Education  came  into  office,  with  the  new  order  of  things,  three  new 
school  buildings  have  been  erected  in  addition  to  the  High  School.  To  quote  again  from  Mr.  Eicke- 
meyer's  address  :  "In  all  its  work  in  the  erection  of  buildings,  the  Board  has  followed  the  best  example 
in  school  architecture  found  in  the  country.  The  older  buildings,  too,  have  had  due  consideration,  and 
many  improvements  in  their  sanitary  condition  have  been  introduced."  Frederic  Shonnard,  President  of 
the  Board  of  Education,  said  in  his  address  on  the  same  occasion  j  "  Notwithstanding  these  improve- 
ments, and  the  addition  of  a  High  School  course,  the  greatly  increased  efficiency  of  the  corps  of  teachers 
the  great  advances  made  in  music  and  drawing  and  the  establishment  of  the  Public  Library  of  nearly 
9,000  volumes,  the  financial  management  of  the  board  has  been  so  prudent  and  conservative  that  the 
cost  per  pupil  of  supervision  and  instruction  has  not  increased  above  what  it  was  under  the  old  district 
system,  when  the  taxpayers  voted  for  each  annual  budget.  The  district  reports  of  schools  Nos  2  and  6f 
for  the  years  1877,  1878  and  1879,  show  an  average  annual  cost  per  pupil  of  $22.30,  while  the  average 
cost  for  the  year  1890  is  $22.25." 

The  High  School  and  Library  building  was  erected  in  1890  and  formally  dedicated  on  the  8th  of 
November  of  that  year,  in  the  presence  of  a  large  audience,  composed  of  Yonkers'  leading  citizens.  The 
building  is  a  handsome  and  imposing  structure,  built  on  the  most  approved  plan  of  school  architecture. 
The  architect  was  Warren  R.  Briggs,  of  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  whose  vast  and  special  experience  in  the 
problem  of  school  building  insured  a  perfect  example  of  such  work  to  the  people  of  Yonkers.  The 
Public  Library,  which  occupies  one  portion  of  the  building,  is  greatly  appreciated  by  the  citizens,  which 
statement  is  attested  by  the  fact  that  the  number  of  those  who  make  use  of  it  averages,  daily,  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five,  while  for  the  year  1890,  about  thirty-five  thousand  people  availed  themselves  of 
the  privileges  it  offers.  In  spite  of  the  limited  means  of  the  Board  for  purchasing  new  books,  it  has  gotten 
together  a  library  of  nearly  9,000  volumes,  including  the  representative  books  of  every  age  and  nation. 
As  it  is  intended  for  the  general  public,  few  if  any  professional  works  on  theology,  medicine  or  law 
are  included  in  the  collection,  but  here  are  to  be  found  books  suited  to  all  other  classes  and  occupations, 
from  the  student  to  the  farmer,  the  mechanic  to  the  merchant. 

THE  WATER  SUPPLY. 

Yonkers  has  a  highly  efficient  service  of  exceptionally  pure  water.  The  report  of  the  Water 
Commissioners  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  November  30th,  1890,  showed  that  there  were  over  thirty-eight 
miles  ot  mains  laid  in  107  streets.  The  average  daily  consumption  was  2,176,396  gallons.  The  total  expense 
of  furnishing  this  supply  was  $26,132.29,  or  $926.20  less  than  in  the  previous  year.  It  is  proposed  to  make 
extensive  additions  to  the  service  by  establishing  a  distributing  reservoir  with  from  ten  days  to  two  weeks 
capacity,  duplicate  supply  and  force  mains,  and  another  pumping  engine.  It  is  estimated  that  the  entire  cost 
will  not  exceed  $195,000.  The  City  is  growing  so  rapidly  that  the  present  facilities  for  supplying  water 
are  scarcely  adequate  to  the  demands  made  upon  them.  In  the  report  for  1890  ,  reference  has  been 
made  to  the  fact  that  applications  had  been  received  for  the  extension  of  distributing  mains  in  the  out- 
lying districts  now  but  little  built  up,  but  indicating  that  there  will  be  an  increased  demand  upon  the 
resources  of  the  Water  Department  in  the  near  future.  When  the  time  comes  ample  provisions  will  no 
doubt  have  been  made  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  new  consumers. 

SEWERAGE. 

In  a  city  situated  as  is  Yonkers,  on  hilly  ground,  in  fact,  a  succession  of  ridges,  gradually  rising  in 
altitude  as  the  series  recedes  from  the  river,  the  problems  making  the  question  of  sewerage  such  a  serious 
matter  with  towns  built  on  a  plain,  did  not  have  to  be  taken  into  consideration  when  the  question  of  sup- 
plying sewers  for  the  city  was  under  discussion.  The  natural  drainage  to  the  Hudson  is  so  perfect 
that  it  was  only  necessary  to  follow  nature's  own  plan,  and  the  result  is  that  Yonkers  has  a  sewerage  sys- 
tem that  is  not  surpassed  in  efficiency  and  completeness  by  that  of  any  other  city  in  the  Union. 


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RAILROAD  FACILITIES. 

As  a  place  of  residence,  Yonkers  is  not  surpassed  in  desirability  by  any  other  town  in  the  near 
neighborhood  of  New  York  City.  Its  fine  location,  salubrious  climate  and  the  beauty  of  the  country  in 
which  it  is  situated,  combined  with  its  ready  accessibility  to  the  great  Metropolis,  all  assist  in  making 
just  what  is  wanted  by  those  who  desire  to  combine  in  their  homes  the  healthful  and  invigorating  in- 
fluence of  the  country  with  the  conveniences  and  comforts  of  the  City,  and  at  the  same  time  reach  their 
New  York  offices  quickly  and  conveniently. 

In  the  latter  respect  the  railroad  facilities  offered  by  Yonkers  are  unsurpassed.  Not  only  has  it 
ready  communication  with  the  City  of  New  York  through  the  many  trains  of  the  New  York  Central  and 
Hudson  River  Railroad,  but  it  is  directly  connected  by  the  New  York  and  Northern  Railroad  with  the 


The  Getty  House,  Banks  and  Northern  Depot. 


elevated  railway  system  that  insures  rapid  transportation  to  all  parts  of  New  York.  Those  who  have 
the  leisure  to  travel  by  water  are  afforded  the  opportunity  by  the  various  local  steamboat  lines  and  the 
magnificient  floating  palaces  of  the  Albany  Day  Line  of  Steamers. 

The  first  surface  railroad  was  projected  in  1864.  On  January  2ist'of  that  year,  a  meeting  of  the 
Directors  of  the  u  New  York  and  Yonkers  Railroad  Company,"  was  held  at  the  Getty  House,  to  discuss 
the  question  of  establishing  a  line  of  horse  cars  within  the  limits  of  Yonkers.  Plans  were  perfected  and 
immediate  preparations  were  made  to  take  the  necessary  steps  to  put  the  road  into  operation.  Consent 
was  obtained  from  the  town  authorities  to  lay  tracks  from  the  Hudson  River  Railroad  station,  through 
Main,  Mechanic  (now  New  Main),  and  Spring  Streets,  and  South  Broadway  to  Kingsbridge,  thence  up  North 
Broadway  to  the  north  line  of  Yonkers.  A  single  track  with  the  necessary  turnouts,  was  laid  southerly  to 
Moshulu  and  northerly  to  LaKe  Avenue,  and  in  October  of  the  same  year  cars  began  running.  The 
road  was  operated  for  nineteen  months  at  a  great  loss,  the  receipts  being  only  $10,676,  while  the  expen- 
ditures ran  up  to  $21,975.  For  the  first  ten  months  the  fare  was  ten  cents  over  any  part  of  the  road, 
but  even  at  that  rate  it  could  not  be  made  to  pay. 

At  that  time  the  population  of  Yonkers  was  but  13,000,  and  it  must  have  required  much  faith  in 
future  possibilities  to  have  induced  the  New  York  and  Yonkers  Railroad  Company  to  lay  out  $79,817  on 


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the  road  bed  equipment  and  station  for  their  road.  They  were  not  altogether  disheartened  by  the  result 
of  the  first  year  and  a  half  of  their  experience,  and  on  December  21st,  1865,  the  Boara  of  Directors 
held  a  meeting  for  the  purpose  of  reorganizing  the  company  and  issuing  new  stock.  The  attempt  was  not  a 
success,  and  street  railroad  interests  in  the  town  languished  during  the  next  twenty  years.  In  January,  1886, 
anew  company  was  organized  and  incorporated.  Being  composed  of  energetic  business  men  they  soon  got 
their  project  under  way,  and  on  February  14th,  1887,  the  new  road  was  opened  to  travel,  so  that  Yon- 
kerrs  is  now  supplied  with  an  efficient  horse  railway  service,  which  is  capable  of  extension  as  the  demands 
for  transit  facilities  within  the  city  limits  increases,  as  in  a  town  of  such  rapid  growth  as  Yonkers  is  sure  to 
be  experienced  in  the  near  future.  Already  this  probable  contingency  is  being  taken  cognizance  of,  and 
a  company  has  been  organized  for  the  purpose  of  equipping  and  operating  a  line  of  electric  cars.  As, 
however,  there  has  been  much  opposition  raised  by  property  holders  along  the  proposed  route  to  the  em- 
ployment of  electricity  as  a  motive  power  of  street  conveyances,  the  project  for  the  present  remains  in 
abeyance. 


St.  Joseph  Hospital. 


The  New  York  and  Northern  Railroad  completed  its  line  to  Yonkers  in  1888,  and  the  road  was  in 
operation  in  April  of  that  year.  The  terminus  in  Yonkers  for  the  first  year  was  a  shed-like  structure  that 
had  been  erected  to  temporarily  accommodate  the  arriving  and  departing  passengers,  and  afford  storage 
room  for  cars,  etc.    The  present  handsome,  commodious  depot  was  completed  in  April,  1889. 

YONKERS  AS  A  MANUFACTURING  CENTRE. 

The  location  of  Yonkers,  its  proximity  to  New  York,  and  its  extensive  water  front  upon  one  of  the 
greatest  rivers  of  the  world,  admirably  fits  it  for  a  manufacturing  centre.  Naturally,  therefore,  its  manu- 
facturing enterprises  are  great  and  varied,  employing  in  combination  a  vast  capital,  and  affording  the  means 
of  employment  to  thousands  of  the  residents  of  the  city.  Among  the  flourishing  enterprises  located 
here  are  a  flouring  mill  of  large  capacity,  sugar  refinery,  carpet  mills,  breweries,  elevator  works  (the  latter 
being  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  country),  morocco  works,  agricultural  implement  factory,  stair  build- 
ers, sash,  door  and  blind  makers,  wood  working  establishments,  and  factories  where  are  produced  general 
machinery,  carriages,  men's  wear,  rubber  goods,  iron  castings,  silk  and  wool  extracts,  beside  many  minor 
industries. 


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CITY  GOVERNMENT. 

Yonkers  became  a  city  on  the  first  day  of  June,  1872,  at  which  time  its  population  was  17,200. 
It  was  divided  into  four  wards,  and  a  board  of  officers  was  constituted,  consisting  of  a  Mayor,  City 
Clerk  and  Common  Council,  the  latter  composed  of  eight  aldermen.  The  first  Mayor  was  James  G. 
Courter,  William  Doty  being  elected  to  the  office  of  City  Clerk.  The  first  President  of  the  Common 
Council  was  Ethan  Flagg.  Under  the  township  form  of  government  the  metropolitan  police  patroled 
Yonkers  and  had  full  jurisdiction  over  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  duties  of  a  police  department.  In 


The  Manor  House,  Erected  in  1682. 

(Now  Occupied  by  City  Government.) 
Since  this  photograph  was  taken,  the  Soldiers'  Monument  has  been  erected  on  the  Lawn. 

187 1,  however,  it  was  given  a  police  force  of  its  own,  by  an  Act  of  the  New  York  State  Legislature.  A 
Board  of  Police  Commissioners  was  appointed,  and  the  first  members  of  this  Board  were  Charles  Dusen- 
berry,  R.  W.  Cobb,  Joseph  Reene  and  Dennis  McGrath.  In  1873  an  Act  was  passed  authorizing  a  water 
supply  for  the  City  of  Yonkers,  and  the  service  was  inaugurated  the  following  year.  The  City  is  lighted 
by  gas  and  electricity.  In  1868  the  old  Philipse  Manor  House  was  purchased  by  the  town  to  be  used 
for  public  purposes.  It  was  put  to  a  very  practical  use,  being,  as  before  stated,  occupied  bv  the  City 
Government.  Very  few  alterations  have  been  made  in  the  ancient  structure,  and  only  such  as  were 
absolutely  necessary  to  fit  it  for  its  new  duties.  The  Council  room  is  in  what  was  the  attic,  in  the 
north  end  of  the  house.  The  City  Court  occupies  the  apartments  that  were  us^d  as  kitchen  and  dining 
room.  The  Water  Commissioner's  office  is  located  in  the  the  principal  chamber,  while  a  large  room  at  the 
western  end  is  used  by  the  engineers  of  the  Water  Department.  The  Mayor's  office  and  the  City  Clerk's 
room  occupy  the  old  parlor.  On  the  first  floor  the  City  Treasurer,  Receiver  of  Taxes  and  Board  of 
Assessors  find  office  accommodations  in  the  former  drawing  and  sitting  rooms.  Beside  the  officers 
above  enumerated,  there  is  a  Board  of  Excise,  Board  of  Health  and  Board  of  Education.  There  is 
also  a  Board  of.  Fire  Commissioners.  Yonkers  as  yet  has  no  paid  fire  department,  but  the  volunteer 
brigade  is  a  very  efficient  organization. 


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YONKERS'  PART  IN  THE  CIVIL  WAR. 

The  first  call  for  troops  to  aid  in  putting  down  the  great  rebellion,  found  the  patri- 
otic citizens  of  Yonkers  ready  and  anxious  to  do  their  duty.  The  prominent  men  of  the  place,  includ- 
ing John  T.  Waring,  the  then  President  of  the  village,  were  earnest  in  the  support  of  the  Union,  and  it 
did  not  take  them  long  to  show  in  a  substantial  way  that  Yonkers  was  heart  and  soul  in  the  cause  of  pre- 
serving that  Union.  A  town  meeting  was  hastily  called,  and  the  invitation  for  volunteers  was  promptly 
accepted  by  seventy-five  men,  who  in  a  short  time  were  on  their  way  to  the  front,  as  the  first  company 
from  Yonkers.  They  were  commanded  by  Captain  John  Smith,  a  fitting  namesake  of  the  hardy  old  ex- 
plorer whose  name  and  exploits  are  so  closely  identified  with  the  early  history  of  one  of  the  seceding 
States — Virginia.  This  company  was  followed  by  others,  and  during  the  four  years  succeeding  the  people 
of  Yonkers  again  and  again  displayed  their  loyalty  and  patriotism  by  furnishing  means  and  men  to  assist 
in  prosecuting  the  war.  On  land  and  sea  the  services  and  lives  of  these  men  were  given  freely  in  the 
defence  of  the  principles  laid  down  by  the  constitution  of  the  United  States.  The  people  of  Yonkers 
have  reason  to  feel  proud  of  their  achievements,  their  patriotism,  and  their  sacrifices.  It  was  fitting  that 
a  memorial  as  enduring  as  the  Union  they  fought  to  preserve  should  be  erected  in  their  honor,  to  perpet- 
uate the  remembrance  of  their  bravery  and  to  serve  as  an  object  lesson  to  teach  succeeding  generations 
the  nobleness  and  dignity  of  public  duty  unselfishly  performed,  and  how  much  they  owe  to  the  self-sac- 
rificing performance  of  such  a  duty  by  the  men  whose  deeds  the  monument  commemorates. 

THE  SOLDIERS'  AND  SAILORS'  MONUMENT. 

The  project  of  erecting  a  monument  to  the  soldiers  and  sailors  of  Yonkers  was  taken  in  hand  by  a 
committee  consisting  of  Charles  E.  Gorton,  President  ;  John  C.  Shotts  and  Galusha  B.  Balch,  Vice-Pres- 
idents ;  E.  Alexander  Houston,  Secretary  ;  John  W.  Oliver,  Treasurer  ;  J.  Irving  Burns,  William  L. 
Heermance,  Charles  R.  Otis,  Joseph  F.  Daly,  James  Stewart,  S.  Francis  Quick,  William  F.  Lawrence, 
F>dward  Underhill,  Matt.  H.  Ellis,  J.  G.  P.  Holden,  James  Millward,  James  V.  Lawrence,  William  Allen 
Butler,  J.  Harvey  Bell,  Ethelbert  Belknap,  Frederic  Shonnard,  Stephen  H.  Thayer,  Edward  A.  Quick, 
Augustus  Kipp,  Charles  E.  Allison  A.  O.  Kirkwood,  William  Welsh,  Walter  Thomas,  William  F.  Moller 
and  James  Sheriden.  Subscription  blanks  were  circulated,  and  the  responses  were  prompt  and  liberal. 
In  a  short  time  enough  of  the  fund  had  been  raised  to  warrant  the  beginning  of  the  work  of  erecting  the 
shaft,  and  very  soon  afterward  the  entire  sum  needed — $13,000 — had  been  subscribed.  The  dedication 
and  unveiling  of  the  monument  took  place  on  Thursday,  September  17th,  1891,  amid  a  great  concourse 
of  people,  and  with  grand  military  and  civic  ceremonies.  As  was  said  by  the  Hon.  Orlando  B.  Potter, 
the  orator  of  the  day,  at  the  opening  of  his  address,  "  it  was  most  fitting  that  this  dedication  should  occur 
on  the  anniversary  of  the  battle  of  Antietam,  the  first  great  battle  in  which  the  Confederate  Army  of  In- 
vasion was  defeated  and  driven  back,  and  by  which  it  was  made  certain  that  at  whatever  sacrifice  of  life 
and  treasure  the  American  Union  must  and  would  be  preserved." 

The  monument  is  a  handsome  shaft  of  polished  Barre  Granite,  surmounted  by  a  granite  statue  of 
a  Union  standard  bearer  in  the  attitude  of  protecting  the  flag  from  the  enemy.  This  shaft,  which  is  com- 
posed of  one  stone,  is  two  feet,  nine  inches  square  at  the  base,  two  feet,  three  inches  square  at  the  top, 
and  sixteen  feet,  three  inches  high.  Surmounting  the  pediment  cap,  on  each  of  the  four  sides,  is  a 
bronze  statue.  That  on  the  east  side  represents  the  infantry.  The  navy  is  represented  on  the  west  side, 
the  artillery  on  the  north  and  the  cavalry  on  the  south.  Under  each  of  these  statues,  on  the  four  sides 
below,  are  engraved,  in  the  order  above  named,  the  following  inscriptions  :  "  Patriotism.  To  Honor  tne 
Men  of  Yonkers  Who  Fought  to  Save  the  Union,  1861-1865"  ;  "Courage.  The  Union  must  and  shall 
be  Preserved — Jackson";  "Endurance.  The  Union  is  the  Palladium  of  Our  Safety  and  Prosperity" ; 
"Valor.  My  Paramount  Object  is  to  Save  the  Union — Lincoln."  On  the  four  sides  of  the  base  are 
these  inscriptions  :  "  Slavery  Abolished  ";  "  The  Union  Saved  ";  "  Credit  Maintained  ";  "  Let  Us  Have 
Peace — Grant."    The  monument  is  nine  feet  square  at  the  base  and  forty-six  feet  high.    It  is  a  grand  and 


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noble  work  of  the  sculptor's  art,  and  as  it  stands  before  the  old  Manor  Hall — itself  a  monument  com- 
memorating events  in  the  history  of  Yonkers  two  hundred  years  before — the  aim  of  the  Association  to 
whose  zeal  and  patriotism  the  people  of  the  city  are  indebted  for  this  beautiful  shaft — their  belief  that  it 
will  impress  upon  the  beholder  the  value  of  the  Union,  and  inspire  patriotic  instincts  is  fulfilled. 

THE  HEWSPAPERS. 

Yonkers  is  well  supplied  with  newspapers,  there  being  two  dailies  and  several  good  weekly  publi- 
cations. The  oldest  paper  is  the  Yonkers  Gazette,  which  was  established  in  1852,  by  Thomas  Towndrow, 
who  at  that  time  was  the  Westchester  correspondent  of  a  number  of  New  York  city  papers.  He  gave  it 
the  name  of  the  Yonkers  Herald,  and  published  it  weekly.    He  was  associated  with  Thomas  Smith,  a 


Getty  Square,  Looking  North. 


printer,  but  after  some  disagreement  which  occurred  soon  after  the  partnership  was  formed,  Mr.  Town- 
drow withdrew.  Mr.  Smith  continued  the  publication  of  the  paper  until  1864,  when  it  was  purchased  by 
the  Yonkers  Democratic  Publishing  Association.  Mr.  E.  K.  Oimstead  and  Mr.  J.  G.  P.  Holden  edited  it 
jointly  for  a  time.  Then  Mr.  Oimstead  went  to  New  York  to  assume  a  position  on  the  editorial  staff  of 
the  Journal  of  Commerce.  The  name  of  the  paper  was  changed  from  the  Herald  to  the  Gazette  in  1864, 
and  has  since  been  under  the  able  editorial  management  of  Mr.  Holden.  He  secured  a  controlling  inter- 
est in  the  stock  in  1866,  and  shortly  afterward  purchased  the  remainder.  The  paper  is  widely  known  not 
only  in  this  immediate  vicinity,  but  all  over  the  United  States,  being  frequently  quoted  by  other  journals. 
It  is  fearless  and  independent,  with  a  leaning  to  the  Democratic  side  in  politics. 

Mr.  Thomas  C.  Cornell,  to  whose  suggestion  the  Herald,  afterward  the  Gazette,  owed  its  birth,  he 
having  by  a  chance  observation  impelled  Mr.  Towndrow  to  establish  that  paper,  soon  lost  his  interest  in 
the  journal  owing  to  its  political  views  being  at  variance  with  his  own.  He  was,  therefore,  moved  to  em- 
bark in  the  newspaper  business  with  a  view  to  furnishing  the  Whig  element  of  the  town  with  a  mouth 


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piece.  In  1856,  in  conjunction  with  Jeremiah  H.  Stedwell,  of  the  law  firm  of  Stedwell  &  Mann,  and 
others  started  ihe  Examiner.  Matthew  F.  Rowe,  a  Poughkeepsie  journalist  was,  through  the  influence  of 
Mr.  Stedwell,  engaged  to  edit  the  new  paper.  The  first  issue  appeared  in  1856,  and  was  continued  under 
the  editorial  management  of  Mr.  Rowe  until  the  early  sixties,  when  it  and  the  Clarion,  which  was  started 
in  1 86 1 ,  was  purchased  by  Everett  Clapp,  Justus  Lawrence,  G.  Hilton  Scribner  and  others,  and  were 
combined  under  the  name  of  the  Statesman.  These  gentlemen  soon  tired  apparently  of  their  journalistic 
venture,  for  we  find  that  in  1864  Messrs  Lawrence  and  Rowe  became  the  proprietors,  and  five  years  later 
the  last  named  gentleman  was  vested  with  the  sole  ownership.  He  conducted  the  paper  with  rare  skill 
and  success  until  1881,  when  the  property  was  purchased  by  the  Yonkers  Publishing  Company.  Mr.  Oli- 
ver, who  for  some  years  had  been  associated  with  Mr.  Rowe  in  the  editorial  direction  of  the  paper,  as- 


Yonkers  Club  House. 


sumed  full  editorial  charge,  and  also  controlled  the  publication  department.  The  Statesman  was  con- 
verted into  a  daily  on  November  10th,  1883,  and  is  one  of  the  most  progressive  and  brightest  of  the 
daily  papers  published  in  the  near  vicinity  of  New  York  City.  It  has  an  Associated  Press  franchise,  and 
beside  giving  full  and  complete  accounts  of  the  local  happenings,  it  gives  the  cream  of  all  the  news  of 
this  country  and  of  Europe.  In  politics  it  is  Republican,  but  it  is  independent  in  all  matters  directly 
affecting  the  people,  and  its  denunciation  of  wrong  doing  in  public  places  is  outspoken  and  emphatic, 
whether  the  evil  be  in  the  party  which  it  generally  supports,  or  in  the  opposition.  The  other  daily  news- 
paper is  the  Herald,  which  was  established  in  1889.  Although  it  took  a  name  which  has  several  times 
figured  in  connection  with  unsuccessful  ventures,  it  is  in  no  danger  of  being  classed  with  them.  It  is 
ably  edited,  newsy  and  progressive,  with  substantial  backing  and  a  highly  efficient  editorial  and  repor- 
torial  force.  It  is  Democratic  in  principles,  but  like  its  local  contemporaries,  is  independent  of  all  party 
affiliation,  its  object  being  to  give  all  the  news  and  uphold  the  interests  of  the  people  against  any  rings 
or  cliques. 


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PUBLIC  INSTITUTIONS  AND  CHURCHES. 

Yonkers  has  seventeen  churches,  including  all  denominations.  Many  of  the  church  edifices  are 
magnificent  structures,  handsome  examples  of  architectural  art.  There  are  numbers  of  public  institu- 
tions of  the  charitable  order,  and  these  are  most  ably  managed  and  are  equipped  with  working  staffs, 
the  efficiency  of  the  individual  members  of  which  is  of  a  very  high  order.    Prominent  among  these  is 


The  Baptist  Church. 


the  St.  John's  Riverside  Hospital,  to  which  is  attached  a  free  dispensary,  where  the  services  of  specialists 
are  daily  at  the  disposal  of  the  indigent.  Among  other  institutions  that  should  be  mentioned  is  the 
Nursery  and  Home,  on  Palisade  Avenue,  near  Ashburton  Street,  of  which  Mrs.  Harriet  G.  McDonald  is 
Treasurer,  and  the  St.  Joseph  Hospital. 


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Of  the  churches,  St.  John's  Episcopal,  which  is  one  of  the  oldest  as  well  as  handsomest  in  the 
county,  was  founded  by  the  Hon.  Frederick  Philipse,  who  was  speaker  of  the  Assembly  in  New  York 
province  from  1721  to  1728,  although  it  was  not  until  1752,  one  year  after  his  death,  that  the  building 
was  begun,  according  to  the  terms  of  his  will,  he  having  bequeathed  the  sum  of  ^400  for  the  purpose. 
The  original  structure,  with  the  exception  of  the  walls  and  tower,  was  destroyed  by  an  accidental  fire 
near  the  end  of  the  last  century.  Daring  the  Revolutionary  War,  the  communion  service  was  carried  to 
New  York  for  safe  keeping,  and  was  never  returned.  The  first  rector  of  the  parish  was  Rev.  John  liar- 
tow,  who  received  his  license  from  the  Bishop  of  London  in  1702.  In  1708  there  were  only  250  people 
living  in  Yonkers,  according  to  a  letter  written  at  that  time  by  the  Rector.  During  the  Revolution  the 
Church  was  used  alternately  by  the  Americans  and  British  as  a  hospital,  whereby  it  suffered  much  damage. 
In  1886  the  present  handsome  structure  was  erected,  and  the  present  Rector  is  Rev.  Alexander  B.  Carver. 

The  First  Dutch  Reformed  Church  was  built  on  a  portion  of  the  estate  of  Lemuel  Wells,  in  1844. 
Rev.  V.  M.  Hulbert  was  the  first  installed  pastor.  Although  the  church  was  not  erected  until  a  com- 
paratively late  date  the  records  show  that  there  was  a  Dutch  Reformed  congregation  in  the  village 
as  early  as  1784.  It  was  called  the  Reformed  Dutch  Churc  h  at  the  Lower  M ills,  in  the  manor  of 
Philipsborough,  and  was  incorporated  September  8th,  1786. 

In  1828  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  and  bore  the  name  of  Christ  Church. 
The  first  trustees  were  Joseph  Oakley,  Frederick  Shonnard,  Thomas  Griffen  and  David  Oakley.  The 
introduction  of  Methodism  in  Yonkers  is  believed  to  date  from  1771,  although  this  point  cannot  be  defi- 
nitely determined. 

The  list  of  the  younger  churches,  in  the  order  of  their  organization  is  as  follows  :  St.  Mary's 
Roman  Catholic,  1848  ;  Mount  Olivet,  now  Warburton  Avenue  Baptist,  1849  ;  First  Presbyterian,  1852  ; 
Westminster  Presbyterian,  1858;  St.  Paul's  Episcopal,  1858  ;  Hope  Unitarian,  1858;  Central  Metho- 
dist Episcopal,  1870;  African  M.  E.  Zion,  1871  ;  St.  Joseph's  Roman  Catholic,  1871  ;  Christ  Protestant 
Episcopal,  1872;  St.  John's  German  Evangelical  Lutheran,  1873;  Messiah  Baptist,  (colored),  1874  ; 
Daysp  ring  Presbyterian,  1879,  and  German  Methodist  Episcopal. 

The  Right  Rev.  Monsignor  Pr<  ston,  then  the  Rev.  Thomas  S.  Preston,  was  the  first  resident  pas- 
tor of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  in  Yonkers,  having  received  his  appointment  in  the  Summer  of  1851, 
shortly  after  he  was  ordained. 


YONKERS  BUSINESS  NOTICES, 


SCHLUETER  BROTHERS,  Importers  and 
Dealers  in  Fine  China,  Glass,  Art  Pottery,  Lamp  and 
Silverware,  38  Warburton  Avenue,  Opposite  Music  Hall, 
Yonkers,  N.  Y.  (Telephone  Call  108  B).  As  a  general 
thing  by  far  the  best  results  are  attained  by  dealing 
with  specialists,  for  they  are  sure  to  be  thoroughly  well 
acquainted  with  the  class  of  goods  they  handle,  they 
carry  a  much  larger  and  more  desirable  assortment 
than  any  general  dealer,  and  they  are  in  a  position  to 
quote  as  low  prices  as  can  be  named  on  equally  desirable 
articles.  Proof  of  all  these  assertions  may  be  obtained 
by  visiting  the  establishment  carried  on  by  Messrs. 
Schlueter  Brothers  at  No.  38  Warburton  Avenue,  op- 
posite Music  Hall,  for  they  are  importers  of  and  dealers 
in  fine  china,  glass,  art  pottery,  lamp  and  silverware, 
making  specialties  of  these  goods  and  offering  induce- 
ments unequaled  elsewhere.  It  would  be  impossible 
to  give  an  idea  of  their  stock  by  any  verbal  description, 
and  it  should  be  examined  by  everyone  interested  in 
such  articles,  and  especially  by  everyone  who  contem- 
plates placing  an  order,  for  the  firm  not  only  cater  to 
the  most  fastidious  tastes,  but  handle  all  standard 
grades,  and  offer  unsurpassed  value  in  each  of  the  many 
varieties  of  goods  they  have  in  stock.  Some  of  the 
styles  are  controlled  by  them  exclusively,  and  the  very 
latest  novelties  are  always  on  hand  to  choose  from.  The 
store  is  connected  by  telephone  call  108  B,  and  orders  so 
sent  are  assured  immediate  and  careful  attention,  while 
prompt  and  courteous  service  U  guaranteed  to  every 
caller,  employment  being  given  to  four  assistants.  The 
firm  is  made  up  of  Messrs.  Gustavus  and  John  Schlueter, 
both  of  whom  are  natives  of  Germany,  and  very  widely 
known  here,  they  having  carried  on  their  present  busi- 
ness since  1876. 


TIMOTHY  RYAN,  Nurseryman,  Seedsman 
and  Florist,  store,  57}£  Warburton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N. 
Y.  Landscape  Gardening  and  Horticultural  Architecture 
a  specialty.    Grounds  laid  out  and-Greenhouses  erected 
and  heated  in  the  most  approved  manner.  Originator  and 
sole  operator  of  the  Heat  Reservoir — a  truly  scientific 
principle  by  which  means  all  former  lost  heat  through 
the  chimney  is  utilized  ;  all  coal  thoroughly  consumed; 
giving  a  steady  heat  day  and  night,  lasting  twelve  to 
eighteen  hours  without  renewal ;  doing  away  with  all 
danger  of  fire,  and  a  saving  of  20  per  cent,  in  labor  and 
fuel.    Can  be  applied  to  any  boiler.    In  use  for  the  past 
five  years  at  99  Park  Avenue,  on  Hitching's  boilers. 
Economic,  safe,  durable,  cheap.    The  older  residents 
of  Yonkers  will  remember  the  important  part  which 
Mr.  Timothy  Ryan  played  in  laying  out  the  grounds  of 
our  oldest  estates,  not  only  in  this  city,  but  within  its  in;  - 
mediate  surroundings.    We  take  pleasure  in  citing  to 
Mr.  Ryan's  credit  his  years  of  patient  labors  in  laying 
out  the  grounds  of  the  Lillianthal  estate  in  this  city. 
We  need  only  mention  this  to  establish  his  repu- 
tation as  an  horticultural  architect  of  unsurpassed 
ability  and  knowledge,  and  it  is  but  fair  to  award  true 
merit  wherever  it  is  found.    Much  of  the  surrounding 
beauty  which  characterizes  the  residences  of  our  fair 
city  is  therefore  due  to  the  skill  and  thorough  botanical 
knowledge  which  the  gentleman  in  question  possesses. 
Mr.  Ryan  established  his  business  twenty  years  ago,  and 
has  always  succeeded  in  winning  high  praise  both  from 
his  customers  and  horticultural  societies,  the  American 
Institute  having  awarded  him  a  beautiful  silver  cup 
for  the  exhibition  of  the  four  best  varieties  of  hot  house 
grapes.    The  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Horticultural 
Societies  also  both  awarded  Mr  Ryan  medals  fV  e  the  first 
domestic  grown  pineapple  exhibited  at  their  fairs  the 
same  year.    Other  testimonials  of  high  praise  we  could 
cite,  but  these  will  suffice  to  illustrate  what  we  wish  to 
bring  out,  viz  :  the  fact  that  Mr.  Ryan  knows  his  busi- 
ness and  deservedly  receives  the  liberal  patronage  and 
encouragement  of  many  of  our  wealthiest  residents. 
He  has  eleven  greenhouses,  and  employs  from  fifteen  to 
thirty  men,  according  to  the  seasons.    Nursery  stock, 
seeds,  and  cut  flowers  are  carried  in  great  abundance 
and  variety  at  all  times,  and  all  orders  receive  prompt 
and  painstaking  attention.    Mr.  Ryan  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  this  city  for  upwards  of  thirty-six  years,  and  is 
considered  as  one  of  our  most  esteemed  business  men 
and  citizens, 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OE  YONKERS. 


L.  J.  SCHLESINGER,  Graduate  of  New 

York  College  of  Pharmacy,  Chemist  and  Apothecary, 
Dealer  in  Drugs,  Toilet  and  Fancy  Articles,  Perfunn ss, 
etc.,  Physicians'  Prescriptions  Carefully  Attended  to  at 
all  hours.  Telephone  connection,  No.  102.  Ashburton 
Avenue  and  Summit  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  No  man 
can  be  engaged  in  any  particular  line  of  business  for 
several  years  without  becoming  comparatively  expert 
and  well  informed  in  it,  and  particularly  is  this  the  case 
with  one  who  is  well  fitted  naturally  to  conduct  such  an 
enterprise  as  he  has  chosen,  and  who  has  made  a  care- 
ful study  of  the  theory,  as  well  as  had  a  large  experience 
in  the  practice  of  the  line  of  trade  with  which  he  is  iden- 
tified. Mr.  L.  J.  Schlesinger,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the 
New  York  College  of  Pharmacy,  needs  no  introduction 
to  the  residents  of  Yonkers,  for  he  has  carried  on  a  first- 
class  pharmacy  in  this  vicinity  since  1882,  and  it  is  a 
very  significant  fact  that  those  who  are  most  thoroughly 
familiar  with  his  business  methods  speak  in  the  warmest 
terms  of  the  advantages  of  trading  wilh  him,  and  "prac- 
tice what  they  preach"  by  giving  him  their  exclusive 
patronage  in  the  purchase  of  drugs,  toilet  and  fancy  ar- 
ticles, etc.  The  premises  occupied  by  Mr.  Schlesinger 
are  located  at  the  junction  of  Ashburton  avenue  and 
Summit  street,  and  are  fitted  up  in  the  most  approved 
style,  the  stock  carried  including  drugs,  medicines  and 
chemicals  of  all  descriptions,  and  every  facility  is  at 
hand  to  aid  in  the  compounding  of  physicians'  prescrip- 
tions or  family  recipes.  Three  competent  and  courteous 
clerks  are  employed,  and  this  establishment  is  noted 
for  the  accuracy  and  prompt  manner  in  which  all  orders 
and  patrons  are  served.  Physicians'  prescriptions  will 
be  carefully  attended  to  at  all  hours,  and  orders  by  tel- 
ephone No.  102  will  be  immediately  filled,  pure  and 
fresh  ingredients  only  being  used,  and  no  exorbitant 
prices  are  charged.  Mr.  Schlesinger  is  secretary  of  the 
Yonkers  Bowling  Association.  He  is  also  proprietor  of 
Schlesinger's  Boneseted  Tar  Balsam  for  coughs  and 
colds,  prepared  only  at  Schlesinger's  pharmacy.  20S 
Ashburton  avenue.  Down-town  agencies:  Wray's  phar- 
macies, Getty  square  and  Riverdale  avenue.  For  sale  at 
Van  Houten's  pharmacy,  New  Main  street,  and  Johnson's 
pharmacy.  Nepperhan  avenue. 


ESTATE  OF  EDWARD  CORNELL,  Fur- 

nishing  Undertakers,  and  Embalmers,  and  Livery  Sta- 
ble Keepers,  Nos.  147,  149  and  151  New  Main  Street. 
Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  citizens  of  Yonkers  will  remember 
the  late  Edward  Connell.  He  had  been  an  honored 
member  of  this  community  for  many  years,  and  at  many 
an  hour  of  bereavement  his  sympathetic  tenderness  had 
been  felt  in  spite  of  the  hard,  cold  duties  his  profession 
called  upon  him  to  perform.  It  is  not  within  our 
province,  however,  to  eulogize  the  memory  of  Mr.  Con- 
nell, much  as  we  feel  that  it  should  be  done,  still  we  can- 
not refrain  from  casually  making  mention  of  the  founder 
of  the  enterprise  which  we  herewith  chronicle  in  our 
work.  Mr.  Connell  founded  the  enterprise  in  question 
in  the  year  1870.  Thus  we  see  that  it  has  been  almost 
twenty-two  years  before  the  public,  and  we  need  not  say 
that  its  deceased  founder  had  brought  it  to  the  highest 
degree  of  success  attainable  in  this  business.  It  is  now 
under  the  ownership  of  the  estate  of  the  deceased,  and 
efficiently  managed  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Curran,  well  known 
to  our  people  in  this  city.  Mr.  Curran  wishes  to  announce 
that  the  business,  as  in  the  past,  will  continue  to  meet 
the  demands  of  mortality.  Embalming  is  made  a 
specialty,  and  a  well  equipped  livery  stable  will  furnish 
horses  and  carriages  at  all  hours  and  for  all  purposes, 
especially  for  funerals,  weddings,  etc.,  etc.  The  estate 
owns  a  handsome  white  hearse  and  have  twelve 
horses. 


WILLIAM  H.  McVICAK,  Manufacturer  of 

(Jalvanized  Iron  Comic*--,  Mouldings.  Fimals,  etc..  Slate 
and  Tin  Roofing.  Hoofs  Repaired  and  Painted.  Pange 
and  Heater  Work.  Gas  Fitting  and  Jobbing  of  all 
Kinds.  No.  8  Main  Street,  near  Getty  Square,  Yonkers, 
N.  Y.  The  enterprise  conducted  by  Mr.  William  Mc- 
Vicar  in  our  city  was  founded  by  him  in  the  year 
The  gentleman  in  question  is  a  native  of  New  York,  but 
is  very  well  known  in  this  section.  He  learned  his  trade 
of  master  mechanic  in  the  business,  and  as  he  proved 
to  be  an  apt  pupil,  has  heroine  skilled  himself,  lb-  has  a 
model  shop  at  No.  :{  Main  street,  eqirpped  with  all  the 
latest  new  and  improved  machinery,  to  execute  all 
kinds  of  sheet  metal  work.  M«*.  McVicar  is  an  extensive 
galvanized  iron  and  oopper  cornice  manufacturer,  his 
work  in  this  line  being  pronounced  the  height  of  per- 
fection. Mouldings  and  rinials  of  all  designs  are  also 
turned  out  by  him,  and  both  slate  and  tin  roofing  an 
carefully  executed  in  a  woi  kinanlike  manner.  Mr.  Mr- 
Vicar's  shop  is  2ox?o  feet  in  dimension  and  is  admirably 
adapted  for  the  purposes  to  which  it  is  put.  Hetwe*  n 
five  and  ten  expei  ieneed  mechanic  an-  afforded  employ- 
ment and  all  commissions  are  promptly  filled.  Plumb- 
ing and  gas  fitting  come  in  for  a  large  share  of  attention 
and  repair  work  of  all  kind  in  tin,  iron,  copper  and 
other  metals  is  a  specialty.  Mr.  McVicar  is  highly 
esteemed  and  deserves  the  liberal  encouragement  ac- 
corded  him. 

J.  O'CONNELL.  Wholesale  and  Retail  Gro- 
cer, No.  131  Main  Street,  Yonker«,  N.  Y.  There  are 
enough  grocery  stores  in  Yonkers  to  supply  the  demand 
of  a  city  much  greater  in  population  than  ours  is,  and  we 
really  wonder  how  they  all  exist.  The  better  class  of  gro- 
ceries, however,  by  carrying  the  best  goods  and  ouoting 
low  prices  manage  to  succeed,  and  if  Mr.  O'Connell  had 
not  more  than  held  his  own  in  the  four  years  he  has  been 
in  business  in  this  line,  we  fear  he  would  have  given  it 
up.  We  are  therefore  led  to  infer  that  his  is  one  of  the 
first  class  establishments  we  speak  about,  and  in  truth, 
it  is,  for  Mr.  O'Connell  has  spared  no  pains  to  make  his 
store  look  attractive,  and  carrv  the  best  of  everything  in 
Flour.  Teas,  Coffees,  Sugars.  Spices,  Canned  Goods,  etc., 
etc.,  ever  since  he  started  in  business.  He  employs  three 
competent  and  polite  clerks,  and  personally  superintends 
all  filling  of  orders  and  sees  that  they  are  promptly 
delivered.  As  to  the  prices  quoted,  none  in  town  can 
compare  favorably  with  them. 


L.  J.  KELLY,  Harness   Manufacturer  and 

Dealer  in  Trunks,  Satchels  and  Traveling  Bags,  No.  70 
Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  business  which  Mr. 
Kelly  carries  on  in  our  city  was  founded  by  him  in  the 
year  1S66,  thus  we  see  that  it  is  twenty-five  years  old. 
There  are  not  many  live  men  in  our  city  who  have  carr'ed 
on  a  business  as  many  consecutive  years  as  this.  It  is 
therefore  clearly  demonstrated  that  Mr.  Kelly  is  well- 
versed  in  the  harness  making  business,  and  that  he  must 
in  this  long  period  of  time  have  succeeded  in  establish- 
ing a  good  business,  and  he  indeed  has.  Mr.  Kelly  is  a 
thorough  mechanic  and  whatever  he  does  in  the  harness 
line  is  sure  to  be  done  well.  He  makes  harness  to  order 
and  always  has  some  on  hand  which  he  offers  for  sale  at 
living  and  reasonable  prices.  He  makes  a  specialty  of 
repairing  as  well,  and  is  moderate  in  charging.  In  con- 
nection with,  his  harness  business  he  carries  a  full  line  of 
horse  furnishing  goods,  such  as  whips,  robes,  pads,  combs, 
etc.,  etc.  He  also  handles  trunks,  satchels,  valises, 
traveling  bags,  etc.  He  has  one  of  the  best  lines  of  these 
goods  in  the  city.  He  employs  two  assistants  and  is  pre- 
pared to  execute  all  work  entrusted  to  his  care  at  short 
notice.    We  take  pleasure  ;n  recommending  his  store. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OE  YONKERS. 


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JOHN  BUCHANAN,  (late    with  Lord  & 

Taylor,  Broadway  and  20th  St.),  Practical  Upholsterer, 
60  N.  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Furniture  Re-Uphol- 
stced,  Covered  and  Repa;red,  Curtains  Hung,  Poles  and 
Shades  put  up,  Carpets,  Oil  Cloths  and  Mattings  Fitted 
and  Laid,  Slip  Covers  Cut  and  Made,  Mattresses  Made 
Over.  One  of  the  best  and  most  favorably  known  of  our 
Yonkers  business  men  is  Mr.  John  Buchanan,  whose  es- 
tablishment is  located  at  No.  60  North  Broadway,  and  it 
would  be  surprising  if  he  were  not  well  known,  for  he  is 
a  practical  upholsterer,  and  has  carried  on  business  for 
himself  here  in  Yonkers  since  18S9,  and  was  formerly 
with  Messrs.  Lord  &  Taylor,  seven  years  in  the  carpet 
department.  His  attention  is  devoted  principally  to 
upho'stering,  and  fitting  and  laying  carpets,in  which  he 
has  built  up  a  steadily  increasing  trade.  Mr.  Buchanan 
is  a  native  of  Scotland,  and  is  very  well  known  through- 
out Yonkers  and  vicinity.  He  occupies  premises  at  No. 
60  North  Broadway,  and  gives  employment  to  three 
competent  assistants.  Furniture  will  be  re-upholstered, 
covered  and  repaired,  curtains  hung,  poles  and  shades 
put  up,  carpets,  oil  cloths  and  matting  fitted  and  laid  ; 
also  slip  covers  cut  and  made,  while  the  prices  will  be 
found  to  be  low  in  the  extreme  for  durable  work  and 
first-class  material.  No  similar  house  in  this  vicinity 
can  offer  more  pronounced  inducements  in  its  special 
line  than  can  the  one  under  notice.  Mr.  Buchanan's 
experience  enables  him  to  protect  the  interests  of  his 
customers,  and  guarantee  that  all  repairing,  etc.,  done 
at  his  establishment  shall  be  both  neat  and  durable. 
Specialties  in  carpet  fitting  and  laying. 


C.  B.  CAKLING,  Bicycles  and  Small  Ma- 
chinery repaired,  Skates  ground,  62  North  Broadway, 
Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  inventors  and  engineers  of  the 
present  day  receive,  and  deserve  great  credit  for  the 
many  wonderful  mechanical  contrivances  they  originate 
and  perfect,  but  while  duly  commending  their  enterprise 
and  ingenuity,  the  public  shou1d  not  forget  to  give  a  fair 
share  of  the  cudit  to  the  machinists  whose  skill  enables 
these  inventions  to  be  properly  manufactured.  Inven- 
tors of  half  a  century  or  so  ago  were  greatly  hindered  by 
the  inaccuracy  of  the  machinists  of  that  day.  Mr.  C.  B. 
Carliug,  of  Yonkers,  has  won  a  high  reputation  for  the 
uniform  accuracy  and  general  excellence  of  his  work 
since  he  began  operations  here  in  1889,  and  has  built  up 
a  large  and  increasing  machine  jobbing  and  repairing 
business.  Mr.  Carling  is  a  native  of  Yonkers,  and  very 
well  known  throughout  this  vicinity.  He  is  a  skilled 
mechanic,  and  employs  only  competent  assistants,  thus 
being  in  a  position  to  fill  all  orders  in  a  satisfactory 
manner,  at  short  notice,  especially  as  his  shop  is 
equipped  with  improved  machinery.  Bicycles  and  small 
machinery  will  be  repaired  in  a  most  satisfactory  man- 
ner, at  short  notice  ;  also  skates  ground  to  order.  The 
premises  occupied  by  Mr.  Carling  are  located  at  No.  62 
North  Broadway,  and  cover  an  area  of  20  by  40  feet, 
where  every  facility  is  at  hand  to  do  machinery  repair- 
ing of  all  kinds  at  reasonable  rates,  carefully  chosen 
stock  being  used,  and  satisfaction  being  guaranteed  in 
every  instance. 


LOUIS  SCHMITZ,  Confectioner,  103  Main 

Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  This  business  was  started  in 
1880,  by  Mr.  Charles  Phieffer,  who  was  succeeded  by  the 
present  proprietor,  Mr.  Louis  Schmitz,  in  1887.  Among 
the  many  confectioners  in  this  community  there  is  not 
one  who  has  served  his  patrons  more  satisfactorily  than 
Mr.  Schmitz.  He  has  shown  ingenuity  and  tact  in  dis- 
charging the  difficult  duties  of  his  profession,  and  has 
striven  zealously  and  intelligently  to  anticipate  and  fully 
provide  for  the  wants  of  his  patrons.    The  combination 


of  ability  and  experience  which  Mr.  Schmitz  brings  to 
bear  upon  the  direction  of  his  business  renders  him  able 
to  guarantee  satisfaction  to  his  customers,  and  to  pro- 
vide 1  he  best  possible  service  at  the  least  expense.  The 
premises  occupied  are  15x60  feetin  dimensions,  and  con- 
tain every  necessary  requisite  in  the  carrying  on  of  such 
an  enterprise,  and  the  confectionery  manufactured  here 
will  bear  comparison  with  any  o'her  maker  in  this  vicin- 
ity, bothas  to  the  quality  and  price.  These  goods  are 
sold  at  moderate  prices,  and  an  extensive  retail  business 
is  done  in  this  department.  Three  competent  assistants 
are  employed,  and  orders  are  given  prompt  and  careful 
attention.  Mr.  Schmitz  is  a  native  of  Brooklyn,  New 
York,  and  he  deserves  the  reputation  he  has  gained  for 
his  energetic  business  methods.  Ice  cream  and  con- 
fectionery are  served  for  parties,  balls,  receptions  and 
church  festivals. 


JOHN  STAHL,  Jr.,  Druggist,  No.T  S.  Broad- 
way. Opposite  Getty  House,  Yonkers,'N.  Y.  Although  Mr. 
Stahl  has  just  opened  a  new  pharmacy  in  Yonkers,  with- 
in the  past  few  months,  it  does  not  follow  that  he  is  a 
novice  at  the  business,  for  the  public  will  remember  his 
having  been  identified  with  the  Mitchell  Pharmacy  for 
the  past  ten  years.  He  had  in  fact  been  acting  manager 
for  the  past  few  years,  and  acquired  ihat  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  the  pharmaceutical  profession  which  nothing  but 
actual  and  practical  experience  can  bring  about.  Mr. 
Stahl  is  a  graduate  of  the  class  of  '87,  College  of  Phar- 
macy, New  York  City.  We  feel  sure  of  voicing  the  sen- 
timents of  hundreds  of  Mr.  Stahl's  past  patrons  and 
friends  when  we  say  that  we  wish  him  success,  and  in 
this  connection  we  earnestly  invite  the  public  to  patron- 
ize this  store.  Mr.  Stahl's  drugs  and  medicines  are  all 
fresh  and  pure,  as  well  as  the  fine  stock  of  druggist's  run- 
dries,  toilet  articles,  perfumeries,  etc.,  etc.  The  store  is 
very  attractively  fitted  up.  A  costly  and  beautiful  soda 
water  fountain  is  an  attractive  feature. 


M.  BASHFOKD,  Carriage  Maker  and  Builder, 
Nos.  104  and  106  Main  Street.  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Repair- 
ing neatly  and  promptly  done.  This  prosperous  and 
well  known  establishment  is  the  oldest  of  its  kind  now 
standing  in  Westchester  County.  It  was  originally 
founded  about  seventy-five  years  ago  by  Mr.  James 
Bashford,  when  many  of  what  are  now  streets  in  Yonk- 
ers were  at  that  time  mere  footpaths.  Mr.  Bashford 
died  in  1880  at  a  ripe  old  age,  having  lived  an  honored 
and  esteemed  member  of  the  community.  His  successor 
was  his  son,  Mr.  John  Bashford,  who  also  died  in  1889. 
Since  this  event  the  enterprise  has  been  conducted  in  an 
able  manner  by  John  Bashford's  sons.  Moore  and  John 
C.  and  Edward  V.  Basr.ford,  under  the  firm  name  of 
M.  Bashford.  This  firm  is  as  noteworthy  for  the 
superior  work  which  it  turns  out  as  it  is  for  its  vener- 
able age,  and  we  wish  to  recommend  it  very  highly  to  the 
readers  of  our  work.  The  factory  is  located  at  Nos.  104 
and  1 06  Main  street,  Yonkers,  and  takes  up  three  floors 
each  50x100  feet  in  dimension*.  The  5,000  square  feet  of 
flooring  which  this  takes  up  are  utilized  to  their  fullest 
capacity  and  are  divided  off  into  an  office,  carriage  re- 
pository, blacksmith's  shop,  varnish  room,  carpenter's 
shop,  trimming  room  and  lumber  yard.  Carriages  of 
every  description  are  built  to  order  from  the  seasoned 
wood  to  the  varnish  room.  Twelve  skilled  workmen  are 
employed,  two  of  whom  have  been  with  the  house  for 
thirty-five  years.  The  old  "  homestead"'  stands  back  of 
the  repository,  and  is  a  "landmark "in  history.  To 
those  who  are  looking  for  fine  work  and  soundly  con- 
structed vehicles  we  advise  calling  at  this  old  reliable 
carriage  factory  and  repository. 


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REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OE  YONKERS. 


H.  L.  HUNTINGTON,  Piano  Dealer,  No.  ]5 

Riverdale  A  venue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  In  this  article  we 
wish  to  point  out  to  our  music  loving  readers  an  estab 
lishment  in  our  city  where  pianos  of  recognized  high 
grade  and  excellence  may  lie  procured  at  as  low  rales  as 
can  be  quoted  by  any  concern  in  the  business  which  re- 
ceives its  instruments  direct  from  the  factory  where 
they  are  manufactured.  We  have  special  reference  to 
the  ware  rooms  and  store  conducted  by  Mr.  H.  L. 
Huntington,  who  has  now  been  identified  w  ith  the  piano 
line  in  our  midst  for  nearly  four  years.  Mr.  Hunting- 
ton inaugurated  his  enterprise  here  with  a  determina- 
tion of  proving  to  the  public  that  lie  could  furnish  the 
most  celebrated  pianos  at  a  much  less  cost  than  New 
York  dealers  are  able  to  quote.  This  is  explained  when 
we  consider  the  fact  that  the  latter  have  enormously 
high  rents  to  pay,  and  that  they,  to  meet  this  heavy 
expense,  are  forced  to  charge  the  purchaser  extra  to 
"get  even."  Not  only  this,  for  in  purchasing  an  instru- 
ment m  New  York  City,  the  purchaser  is  also  taxed  for 
freight  also,  while  Mr.  Huntington,  who  receives  his 
instruments  direct  from  the  manufacturers,  is  able  to 
sell  an  instrument  at  surprisingly  much  more  reasonable 
terms.  If  our  readers  will  but  pause  to  consider,  and 
examine  into  the  truth  of  what  we  say,  when  about  to 
select  and  purchase  a  piano,  they  will  see  that  we  have 
pointed  out  to  them  a  way  in  which  to  save  from 
twenty-five  to  fifty  dollars  on  a  good  instrument.  Dur- 
ing his  business  career  in  our  midst  Mr.  Huntington  has 
sold  pianos  to  hundreds  of  our  wealthier  citizens  who 
understand  perfectly  well  what  we  have  set  forth.  Now, 
then,  is  it  not  fair  to  presume  that  these  men,  who 
could  well  afford  to  pay  the  difference,  would  do  so  if 
there  was  any  advantage  to  be  gained  by  purchasing  in 
New  York  ?  Certainly,  but  there  being  no  advantage  to 
be  gained,  and,  in  fact,  the  advantage  being  in  favor  of 
buying  "at  home,"  they  patronize  Mr.  Huntington,  who 
prides  himself  upon  carrying  the  celebrated  Hardmao 
piano,  so  sweet  in  tone,  susceptible  to  the  touch,  rich 
in  volume  and  in  beauty  of  design  and  finish.  There  is 
no  instrument  on  the  market  to-day  so  universally 
recognized  as  being  worthy  of  high  praise.  1.  It  is  the 
most  durable  piano  made.  2.  It  improves  under  usage. 
3.  It  has  more  volume  of  tone  than  any  other  instru- 
ment.   4.  It  stands  in  tune  longer  than  any  other  piano. 

5.  It  is  the  only  piano  with  the  new  patent  harp-stop. 

6.  It  is  the  only  piano  with  the  new  metal  key  support. 

7.  It  is  unequaled  in  action.  8.  It  leads  all  others  among 
the  best  people.  9.  It  is  the  handsomest  piano  made. 
10.  And,  most  important  of  all,  it  is  sold  at  an  honest 
price. 


C.  E.  YEKKS,  Dealer  in  Rubber  Stamps  of 
Every  Description  and  Window  Screens  and  Doors,  55 
Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  It  is  but  within  a '  com- 
paratively few  years  that  rubber  stamps  have  come  into 
use,  and  our  readers  have  no  idea  of  the  many  and  vari- 
ous purposes  to  which  they  are  put.  It  is,  however,  true 
that  the  rubber  stamp  business  is  an  important  one  to 
be  engaged  in  and  one  which  is  now  found  in  almost 
every  city  in  the  Americas  and  Europe.  Every  office 
should  have  its  own  stamp.  The  convenience  of  one  is 
never  truly  appreciated  until  one  has  been  purchased  and 
put  into  actual  use.  It  is  estimated. that  there  are  300,000 
rubber  stamps  in  use  to-day  in  New  York  City  alone. 
This  figure  demonstrates  clearly  the  greit  advantage  it 
is  to  have  one  of  these  useful  articles.  Mr.  C.  E.  Yerks 
is  agent  for  these  goods  in  Yonkers,  at  No.  55  Main 
Street,  and  is  prepared  to  take  orders  at  low  rates.  He 
has  an  office  18x30  feet  in  dimensions  and  well  stocked 
with  stamps  of  all  sorts  and  sizes.  They  are  within  the 
means  of  all.  Mr.  Yerks  also  manufactures  window 
screens  and  doors  to  order  at  moderate  rates. 


A  LliKIiT  SIEVERS,  Design-  and  Maker  of 

Fine  Furniture,  No.  58  North  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 
Special  attention  paid  to  Restoring  and  Renovating  of 
Antique  Furniture.  The  day  when  every  parlor  was 
furnished  after  a  stereotyped  model  has  gone  In  ne  ver 
to  return,  and  every  attempt  is  now  being  made  to  secure 
a  pleasing  individuality,  thus  affording  an  excellent  op- 
portunity for  the  display  of  taste  in  selection  and 
arrangement.  By  utilizing  the  opportunities  now  pre- 
sented in  this  town  it  is  possible  to  furnish  a  parlor 
or  even  a  whole  house  handsomely  at  a  comparatively 
moderate  expense,  and  one  of  the  best  wa>  s  to  accom- 
plish this  desirable  result  is  to  place  an  order  with  Mr. 
Albert  Sievers,  who  is  a  designer  and  maker  of  fine  fur- 
niture, aud  whose  place  of  business  is  at  58  North 
Broadway.  Mr.  Sievers  is  a  native  of  Germany,  and 
has  been  identified  with  his  present  line  of  business  here 
in  Yonkers  since  18SH.  The  premises  are  centrally  lo- 
cated, and  in  addition  to  the  designing  and  making  of 
furniture  Mr.  Sievers  pays  special  attention  to  restoring 
aud  renovating  antique  furniture,  the  best  work  being 
done  at  very  reasonable  prices.  Two  competent  assist- 
ants are  constantly  employed,  customers  being  assured 
prompt  and  courteous  attention  at  all  times.  Mr.  Sie- 
vers' business  is  increasing  steadily,  and  it  is  pleasant  to 
note  a  success  so  honestly  won. 


MAHONY,  the  Hatter  and  Gents'  Furnisher, 

28  North  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  It  is  safe  to  assume 
that  there  is  not  a  resident  of  Yonkers  of  adult  age  who 
does  not  know  of  "Mahony  the  hatter,"  for  Mr. 
Mahony  is  a  native  of  Yonkers,  has  carried  on  opera- 
tions as  a  hatter  and  gents'  furnisher  for  more  than  ten 
years,  (having  begun  in  1880),  and  is  one  of  those  active 
and  enterprising  business  men  who  keep  themselves 
prominently  before  the  public  by  the  simple  but  by  no 
means  easy  process  of  furnishing  first-class  goods  at  bot- 
tom prices.  Mr.  Mahony  caters  expressly  to  that  very 
numerous  class  who  wish  to  dress  correctly,  and  will  be- 
grudge no  reasonable  expense  in  order  to  do  so,  but  will 
not  pay  fancv  prices,  and  his  stock  always  includes  the 
latest  novelties  in  hats,  neckwear,  gentlemen's  hosiery, 
underwear,  dress  shirts,  outing  shirts,  etc.,  together  with 
an  exceptionally  complete  assortment  of  canes  and 
umbrellas.  Employment  is  given  to  three  competent 
assistants,  and  callers  are  assured  prompt  and  polite  at- 
tention, while  in  view  of  the  reputaion  of  the  establish- 
ment it  seems  almost  unnecessary  to  add  that  every  ar- 
ticle is  sure  to  prove  precisely  as  represented. 


JOHN"  EMBREE  &  SON,  Dealers  in  Fine 

Family  Groceries  and  Provisions,  130  Nepperhan  Ave- 
nue, Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Among  the  attractive  and  impor- 
tant mercantile  establishments  which  line  this  avenue 
will  be  found  that  of  Messrs.  John  Embree  &  Son, 
dealers  in  choice  family  groceries  and  provisions.  The 
Messrs.  Embree  founded  their  enterprise  in  the  year 
1878.  Both  gentlemen  are  natives  of  Yonkers,  and 
consequently  well  known  in  this  vicinity.  They  are 
well-known  successful  and  reliable  business  men,  and 
esteemed  members  of  the  community.  Their  business 
is  increasing  every  day,  and  it  is  found  necessary  to  re- 
tain the  services  of  three  experienced  salesmen  to 
successfully  dispatch  the  daily  routine  work  attendant 
upon  filling  the  orders  of  patrons.  Their  store  is  heavily 
stocked  with  flour,  teas,  coffees,  spices,  canned  goods, 
sugars,  and  all  the  goods  that  go  toward  making  up  a 
first-class  grocery  store.  It  is  41x50  feet  in  dimensons, 
and  every  inch  of  available  space  is  utilized  to  its  fullest 
capacity.  In  fact,  were  we  to  name  a  half  dozen  of  the 
leading  and  best  grocery  establishments  in  Yonkers,  we 
would  surely  include  that  conducted  by  Mr.  John  Embree 
&  Son.  Orders  are  called  for  and  delivered  free  of  charge. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


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ISAAC  S.  LAWRENCE,  Horse  Shoeing 
Establishment.  All  Work  Guaranteed  and  Promptly 
and  Neatly  Executed,  Interfering  and  Forging  Pre- 
vented, 47  North  broa  lway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  A  horse 
is  something  more  than  a  machine,  and  even  if  he  were 
a  machine,  and  a  strong  one.  too,  he  would  be  very  apt 
to  break  down  at  times  under  the  abuse  to  which  he  is 
subjected.  Probably  more  suffering  and  injury  to 
horses  is  caused  by  defective  shoeing  than  by  any  other 
one  thing,  and  no  horse  owner  can  afford  to  let  his  ani- 
mal be  shod  by  a  man  who  is  not  thoroughly  experi- 
enced and  competent  in  every  respect.  Try  it  yourself. 
Put  on  a  pair  of  shoes  unfitted  to  your  feet,  too  small  or 
too  larg^,  or  having  nails  that  penetrate  your  skin  ;  go 
out  on  to  the  cobble  stones  and  drag  a  carriage  or  wagon 
after  you,  and  see  whether  you  can  stand  it  or  not. 
Horses  shoes  should  be  a  protection;  in  too  many  cases 
they  are  positive  injury.  Hunt  up  a  skillful  horse 
shoer.  It  is  well  worth  your  while,  for  it  may  save  you 
the  price  of  a  valuable  animal,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
humanity  which  should  make  every  man  worthy  the 
name  hate  to  see  a  dumb  bea«t  suffer.  We  can  help  you 
in  your  search,  for  we  can  direct  you  to  No.  47  North 
Broadway,  where  you  will  find  the  establishment  con- 
ducted by  Mr.  Isaac  S.  Lawrence.  This  business  was 
originally  founded  in  1865,  by  Mr.  H.  H.  Lawrence,  the 
firm  being  changed  in  1870  to  H.  H.  Lawrence  &  Son, 
and  was  so  continued  until  1880,  when  Mr.  Isaac  S. 
Lawrence,  the  present  proprietor,  assumed  the  entire 
management  of  affairs.  He  controls  one  of  the  best  ap- 
pointed horse  shoeing  establishments  in  Yonkers.  Em- 
ployment is  given  to  only  careful  and  efficient  assistants. 
A  large  business  is  done,  and  all  work  guaranteed 
promptly  and  neatly  executed.  Great  care  is  taken  to 
prevent  interfering  and  forging,  as  the  hoofs  of  each 
animal  are  carefully  fitted. 


TERRACE   CITY   MARKET,  156  River- 

dale  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Choice  Family  Market- 
ing, Pork  Products,  Sea  Food,  etc..  etc.  John  P.  Lewis 
Prop.  Mr.  John  P.  Lewis'  establishment,  known  as  the 
"  Terrace  City  Market  "  was  established  in  the  year 
1887,  by  Mr.  Thomas  A.  Daly,  and  came  into  the  pres- 
ent proprietor's  hands  in  the  year  1890.  Mr.  Lewis  is  a 
native  of  Yonkers  and  has  bos  s  of  friends  in  this  city 
who  were  pleased  to  see  him  branch  into  business  for 
himself.  They  gave  his  enterprise  their  heartiest  sup- 
port, and  he  has  endeavored  to  serve  his  friends  to  the 
best  of  hU  ability.  How  well  he  has  succeeded  in  doing 
this  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  he  is  doing  a  splendid 
business  whi^h  seems  to  increase  every  day.  This 
proves  that  Mr.  Lewis  serves  good  meat  to  the  public, 
and  in  fact,  his  beef,  veal,  lamb,  mutton,  pork,  hams, 
bacon  and  other  meats  are  the  best  procurable  upon  the 
market  and  he  or  she  must  indeed  be  hard  to  suit  if  his 
meats  are  not  liked.  Carrying  the  choicest  of  every- 
thing, Mr.  Lewis  yet  is  moderate  in  his  prices,  hoping 
in  this  way  to  build  up  a  still  larger  trade  than  he 
already  has.  He  respectfully  solicits  the  patronage  of 
our  readers,  and  we  hope  they  will  accord  Mr.  Lewis  a 
share  of  it. 


FREY'S  Yonkers  Steam  Cleaning  and  Dye- 
ing Establishment,  129  New  Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N. 
Y.  Branches,  No.  70  6th  Avenue,  also  No.  8849th  Ave- 
nue, between  57th  and  58th  Sts.,  New  York  City.  Ladies' 
and  Gentlemen's  Garments  Cleaned  and  Dyed  without 
being  taken  apart.  All  kinds  of  Flannels,  Blankets, 
Lace  Curtains  and  Carpets  Cleaned  by  a  New  Process. 


Orders  received  by  mail.  Mr.  Frey  was  born  in  Ger- 
many, and  founded  his  extensive  steam  cleaning  and 
dyeing  enterprise  in  the  year  i860,  in  New  York.  As  may 
be  seen  from  the  heading  of  our  article  he  not  only  con- 
ducts an  enterprise  in  Yonkers,  but  two  branches  in 
New  York  City.  In  Yonkers  he  retains  five  experienced 
assistants  in  the  business  to  look  after  his  interests. 
These  are  invariably  courteous  and  obliging  at  all  times 
and  all  orders  will  receive  prompt  attention.  The 
premises  occupied  in  our  city  are  30x60  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, and  are  equipped  with  all  the  facilities  and 
mechanical  devices  to  successfully  carry  on  the  business. 
Cleaning  and  dyeing  are  performed  in  all  their 
branches  ;  silk,  cotton,  woolen  and  lace  goods  of  all 
kinds  being  handled.  Wool,  broche  and  crepe  shawls, 
geut'emen's  garments,  rugs,  piano  and  table  covers  are 
cleaned  in  a  superior  manner,  while  woolen  and  silk 
goods,  moreen,  satin  and  damask,  and  ribbon  are  dyed 
in  the  most  satisfactory  and  pleasing  manner.  The 
prices  are  very  reasonable.  Those  who  have  such  work 
to  be  executed  would  do  well  to  take  it  to  Mr.  Frey's 
establishment,  either  here  or  in  New  York.  Mr.  Frey 
has  a  wagon  which  calls  for  and  delivers  orders  all  over 
Westchester  County. 


J.  P.  STEWART,  Contractor,  Carpenter  and 

Builder.  Shop,  No.  2  Woodworth  Avenue,  Yonkers,  New 
York.  Mr.  Stewart  originally  inaugurated  his  business  in 
1880,  in  company  with  a  Mr.  Edmunds,  but  in  1885  he 
assumed  full  control  of  the  enterprise  and  has  since  suc- 
cessfully carried  it  on  alone.  Mr.  Stewart  is  a  native  of 
Yonkers  aud  has  spent  the  greater  portion  of  his  life 
here  at  home,  so  that  he  has  hosts  of  friends  both  busi- 
ness aud  social.  He  employs  from  fifteeu  to  twenty-five 
skilled  mechanics.  His  shop  is  25x75  feet  in  dimensions 
and  occupies  two  floors.  It  is  equipped  with  machinery 
of  the  best  make  and  contains  aU  the  usual  necessary 
facilities  and  apparatus  to  successfully  carry  on  building 
operations.  Mr.  Stewart  has  built  up  many  fine  residences 
in  this  town,  and  all  proclaim  his  works  as  thorough  ir 
every  detail.  Parties  contemplating  building  should 
place  themselves  in  direct  communication  with  him.  We 
are  pleased  to  recommend  his  services  to  our  readers,  as 
Mr.  Stewart  is  an  exemplary  business  man  of  integrity  and 
ability. 


EDWARD  A.    SWITZER,    Carriage  and 

Wagon  Maker  and  General  Blacksmith,  Carriage  Paint- 
ing aud  Trimming,  Jobbing  promptly  attended  to,  54 
Main  street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Among  the  well  conduct- 
ed and  prosperous  enterprises  of  this  busy  city  will  be 
found  that  of  Mr.  Edward  A.  Switzer,  manufacturer  of 
vehicles  of  all  kinds,  general  blacksmith,  carriage 
painter  and  trimmer.  Mr.  Switzer  is  a  mechanic  of  no 
mean  ability,  andhas  bad  years  of  experience  .  s  a  prac- 
tical carriage  and  wagon  builder,  founding  his  present 
enterprise  in  1885.  He  is  prepared  to  build  vehicles  of 
all  kinds  to  order,  and  we  cari  assure  our  readers  that  if 
they  give  Mr.  Switzer  an  order  for  a  carriage  or  wagon, 
that  he  will  build  it  to  their  entire  satisfaction  in  a  thor- 
oughly constructed  and  workmanlike  manner.  Compe- 
tent workmen  are  engaged  to  help  Mr.  Switzer,  for  his 
business  is  large  and  increasing.  The  premises  utilized 
are  25x125  feet  in  dimensions.  As  we  have  said,  car- 
riage painting  and  trimming  are  also  done.  Mr. 
Switzer,  while  executing  the  finest  of  work,  does 
not  charge  exorbitant  prices  for  it.  He  only  asks  to 
be  allowed  to  retain  a  living  marginal  profit.  Try  it 
and  see. 


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REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS 


I).  W.  GUMMING,  Practical AwniDg Mak- 

er,  Awnings,  Tents,  Flags  and  Window  Shades  Of  all 
kinds,  Awning  Attaching nts  of  Every  Description  in 
Stock,  Out  of  Town  Orders  Promptly  attended  to,  No. 
IK  Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  It  is  a  good  policy  to 
patronize  a  home  establishment  whenever  possible,  and 
especially  so  when  anything  in  the  line  of  awning  and 
cabinet  making  or  upholstery  work  is  desired,  for 
such  articles  are  intended  to  be  used  for  years,  and  it 
is  but  common  sense  to  obtain  them  of  somebody  whom 
you  know  to  be  reliable,  and  who  guarantees  his  goods 
to  prove  as  represented,  and  has  the  name  of  carrying 
out  his  guarantee  to  the  letter.  Such  a  man  is  Mr.  D. 
W.  Camming,  who  is  a  native  of  Keyport,  N.  J.,  and 
has  carried  on  his  present  line  of  business  in  Yoakeil 
since  1885.  The  premises  made  use  of  are  located  at  No. 
114  Main  Street,  covering  an  area  of  some  1,000  square 
feet.  Besides  giving  special  attention  to  awning  mak- 
ing, Mr.  Cumming  is  extensively  engaged  in  cabinet 
making  and  upholstery  work.  Carpets  will  be  cut, 
sewed,  altered  and  laid:  Mattresses  made  and  remade:  al- 
so awnings,  tents,  flags  and  window  shades  of  all  kinds 
made  to  order;  awning  attachments  of  every  descrip- 
tion are  kept  constantly  in  stock,  and,  in  fact,  every 
facility  is  at  hand  to  enable  all  work  in  either  awning 
or  cabinet  making,  and  upholstery  to  be  executed  in  the 
most  satisfactory  manner.  Out  of  town  orders  are 
promptly  attended  to,  while  the  prices  charged  are 
the  lowest,  consistent  with  the  employment  of  first- 
class  labor,  and  the  use  of  the  best  material. 


A.  A.  HUGHES,  Successor  to  EL  S.  White, 
Dealer  in  Hardware,  House  Furnishing  Goods,  Stoves 
and  Heaters.  Plumbing,  Gas  Fitting  and  Tin  Rooling. 
Licensed  to  introduce  city  water,  10  Palisade  Ave- 
nue, Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Experienced  housekeepers  do 
not  need  to  be  told  that  a  so-called  "  cheap  " 
stove  is  dear  at  any  price,  for  they  have  had  an  op- 
portunity to  find  out  that  the  waste  of  fuel  and  of  time 
brought  about  by  such  a  stove  soon  amounts  to  more 
than  the  cost  of  a  first-class  article.  Not  that  we  advo- 
cate paying  fancy  prices  for  stoves,  but  there  is  such 
a  thing  as  wasting  five  dollars  to  save  one,  and  this  is 
done  t»y  those  who  look  only  at  the  first  cost  of  a  range 
or  heating  stove,  without  regard  to  its  economy  or 
durability.  Many  improvements  have  been  made  of 
late  years,  and  to  surely  "  get  the  best"  place  your 
orders  with  such  a  dealer  as  Mr.  A.  A.  Hughes.  The 
store  comprises  two  floors,  each  covering  an  area  of 
1320  square  feet,  being  very  conveniently  located  at  No. 
10  Palisade  Avenue.  An  extensive  tinning  and  plumbing 
business  is  done,  requiring  the  services  of  nine  assist- 
ants. Every  order  is  assured  immediate  and  careful 
attention.  Mr.  Hughes  is  able  to  quote  the  lowest  mar- 
ket rates  in  every  department  ot  his  business  and  to 
guarantee  every  article  sold  to  prove  just  as  represented 
in  every  respect. 


THE  YONKERS  HAT  MANUFACTUR- 

ingCo.,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  'The  enterprise  conducted  by 
the  Yonkers  Hat  Manufacturing  Company  holds  the 
leading  position  among  the  representative  under- 
takings of  this  section,  and  deserves  much  more  ex- 
tended mention  than  the  limitations  of  space  allow  us 
to  give  it.  It  was  inaugurated  in  1883,  and  the  officers 
of  the  company  are  Messrs.  William  H.  Belknap,  Presi- 
dent ;  Ethel bert  Belknap,  Treasurer,  and  William  R. 
Mott,  Secretary,  the  trustees  being  Messrs.  L.  E.  Bel- 
knap, James  Stewart,  Jr.,  and  W.  H.  Belknap.  All  the 
gentlemen  mentioned  are  natives  of  either  New  York 
or  Connecticut,  and  are  too  widely  known  in  business 
and  social  circles  to  call  for  extended  personal  mention. 


The  Company  operate  a  very  huge  and  •  Ihn.-ni  plant, 
the  premises  made  use  of  comprisi'".'  lour  buildings 
from  two  to  three  stories  in  height  and  var\ing  in  di- 
mensions from  HIOxM)  to  25.x H(j  feet.  They  contain  a 
most  elaborate  plant  of  the  latest  improve  I  machinery, 
driven  by  a  1<»<)  horse  engine,  employment  being  gi\<n 
to  from  :)()()  to  100  assistants  and  the  output  averaging 
about  200  do/.en  hats  per  «iay.  After  mentioning  these 
facilities  it  is  hardly  necessary  to  add  that  the  (  :.,nipan\ 
are  prepared  to  till  the  heaviest  orders  at  short  notice, 
that  their  goods  compare  favorably  with  anv  others 
of  similiar  grade  on  the  market,  and  "that  thev  are  jn  a 
position  to  quote  prices  as  low  as  the  lowest. 


(iEORGE  V  A  \  DKRLY  X,  Dealer  in  El 
tension  Top  Phaetons,  Surreys,  Dog  Cart  .  h'  .ckaways, 
Depot  Wagons,  Phaetons.  Koad  W  agons,  and  Harness 
of  all  kinds,  Lincoln  Building,  Main  street,  Yonkers,  N. 
Y.  The  list  enumerated  above  gives  a  good  and  concise 
idea  ol  what,  and  just  what.  is  the  nature  of  the  busi 
ness  which  Mr.  George  Vanderlyn  has  now  successfully 
carried  on  in  our  midst  for  four  years.  He  gave  incep- 
tion to  his  enterprise  in  1887,  and  has  so  managed  his 
affairs  as  to  have  to-day  the  best  carriage  repository  in 
this  immediate  section.  It  is  not  surp  i-ing,  however, 
for  when  a  man  in  any  business  carries  the  best  of  every- 
thing he'handles  or  carries,  and  quotes  none  hut  lair  and 
reasonably  to  be  expected  prjees.  he  is  bound  to  succeed, 
and  this  is  what  bftfl  done  more  than  anything  to  put 
Mr.  Yanderlyn's  name  towj.nl  the  front  '  among  those 
engaged  in  his  business  in  this  city.  His  repository  is 
spacious  in  dimensions  and  shelteis  dozens  of  vehicles  of 
every  description.  You  can  buy  a  surrey,  dog-cart, 
rockaway,  depot  wagon.  phaHon,  road  wagon,  carriage 
or  buggy  here  and  feel  sure  it  is  right.  The  best  makes 
in  the  country  are  carried,  and  if  you  call  for -Anything 
which  is  not  in  stock  it  can  be  had  for  you  at  two  days' 
notice  and  sold  to  you  cheaper  than  you  could  buy  it 
yourself  in  New  York,  it  being  generally  understood 
that  a  man  in  the  business  can  buy  much  cheaper  than 
a  transient  customer. 


YERKS  &  CO.,  Manufacturers  and  Dealers 

in  Sash,  Blinds  and  Doors,  40  Nepperhan  Street,  Yon- 
kers, N.  Y.  Estimates  cheerfully  given.  This  firm  are 
extensive  manufacturers  of  sash,  blinds,  doors,  thresh- 
olds, wainscotings  and  pew  caps  of  pine  or  hard  wood  ; 
also  solid  moulding  pine  doors,  hard  wood  inside  blinds, 
veneered  doors,  etc.,  and  skillful  attention  is  given  to 
moulding  and  planing,  circular  and  scroll  sawing,  turn- 
ing, etc.  The  business  was  originally  established  in 
1866,  by  Mitchell  &  Co.,  who  were  succeeded  by  Messrs. 
Yerks  &  Brower  in  1872,  when  the  firm  name  became  as 
it  -  ow  stands,  Yerks  &  Co.  The  individual  members 
of  the  firm  are  Messrs.  E.  Yerks,  Sr.,  a  native  of  Dutchess 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  E.  M.  and  W.  E.  Yerks.  The  two 
latter  gentlemen  were  born  in  New  York.  The  premises 
occupied  for  the  business  are  located  at  No.  40  Nepper- 
han street,  and  are  40x40  feet  in  dimensions,  thoroughly 
equipped  with  all  the  latest  and  most  improved  machin- 
ery, operated  by  fifteen  horse  and  hydrau  ic  power.  The 
Messrs.  Yerks  afford  employment  to  about  ten  hands 
the  year  round.  A  complete  and  comprehensive  stock 
of  sash,  blinds  and  doors,  and  building  material  in  gen- 
eral is  constantly  kept  on  hand,  and  are  also  promptly 
made  to  order.  To  successfully  manage  a  business  of 
this  kind  requires  a  combination  of  circumstances  of 
more  than  ordinary  occurrence.  There  must  enter  into 
the  work  a  thorough  mastership  of  mechanics,  a  com- 
plete and  exhaustive  knowledge  of  the  requirements  of 
the  trade,  a  lively  apprec;atiou  of  the  defects  and  excel- 
lencies of  the  products  manufactured,  joined  to  an 
ambitious  effort  for  improvement. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


23 


J.  A.  KIXGSBURY,  Piano  Dealer  and  Agent 
for  the  celebrated  White  Sewing  Machines,  No.  49  War- 
burton  Ave.,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Considered  merely  as  a 
piece  of  mechanism,  a  piano  ranks  with  the  most  in- 
genious and  complex  machines  produced  by  man,  and 
the  folly  of  expecting  to  get  a  first-class  instrument  of 
this  kind  for  the  small  sum  to  which  not  a  few  people 
limit  themselves,  become  more  obvious  than  ever  when 
the  attention  is  brought  to  the  expensiveness  of  the 
material,  and  the  quality  of  the  skill,  which  must  be 
combined  in  the  making  of  a  high-grade  piano.  Our 
readers  need  not  be  told  that  the  Behning  Pianos  have 
no  superiors  for  they  have  long  since  been  accorded 
their  position,  and  this  position  is  known  throughout 
Yonkers,  at  least.  Mr.  J.  A.  Kingsbury  has  disposed 
of  a  greaf  many  of  these  beautiful  instruments  since  he 
began  business  in  1887,  and  no  dealer  in  Yonkers  can 
offer  greater  inducements  to  purchasers.  Mr.  Kings- 
bury is  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  is  one  of  the  best 
known  business  men  in  Yonkers.  The  establishment 
conducted  by  him  is  located  at  No.  49  Warburton  Ave- 
nue, and  covers  an  area  1250  square  feet,  employment 
being  given  to  three  well-informed  assistants.  Mr. 
Kingsbury  is  not  only  agent  for  the  Behning  Piano  but 
also  for  the  White  Sewing  Machine,  which  is  considered 
one  of  the  best  sewing  machines  on  the  market. 

JOHN  II.  BLUTE,  Dealer  in  Choice  Beef, 

Veal,  Mutton,  Lamb.  Pork,  Poultry,  Vegetables,  etc., 
173  Ashtmrton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  facilities 
enjoyed  by  Mr.  John  H.  Blute  has  given  him  an  enviable 
position  among  Yonkers  business  men.  He  has  had  an  ex- 
tensive experience  in  his  present  line  of  business,  and  has 
built  up  a  steadily  increasing  retail  trade.  Mr.  Blute  i<  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  began  business  operations 
here  in  Yonkeis  in  1882.  Hi*  methods  of  doing  business 
have  been  such  as  to  make  his  establishment  a  favorite 
with  a  large  number  of  purchasers.  The  market  utilized  is 
located  at  No.  173  Ashburton  avenue,  and  is  stocked 
with  a  choice  assortment  of  beef,  veal,  mutton,  lamb 
and  pork,  as  well  as  poultry  and  all  kinds  of  vegetables 
in  their  seasons.  The  popularity  he  enjoys  among  his 
customers-  is  explained  by  the*  fact  that  he  considers 
their  interests  as  identical  with  his  own,  and  spares  no 
pains  to  treat  all  alike  with  uniform  fairnes*.  Mr. 
B  ute  employs  four  assistants,  and  obtains  his  supplies 
from  such  reliable  sources  that  all  patrons  will  find 
him  prepared  to  furnish  desirable  goods  at  the  very 
lowest  market  rates.  He  gives  close  personal  attention 
to  his  business,  and  all  orders  are  accurately  filled  and 
promptly  delivered. 


J.  DECKER,  Dealer  in  Fish,  Oysters,  Lobsters, 

and  Clams,  H.  M.  Roger's  Pure  Cod  Liver  Oil.  42  North 
Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Telephone  Call  179.  It  is  uni- 
versally acknowledged  that  fish  makes  as  healthful  and 
nutritious  an  article  of  food  as  can  be  found  in  the  market, 
but  it  is  al^o  an  acknowledged  fact  that  its  healthfulness 
depends  greatly  upon  its  being  fresh  and  carefully  han- 
dled. As  there  are  but  few  that  realize  the  danger  from 
eating  fish  that  are  allowed  to  touch  the  zinc  lining  of 
the  ice  chest,  it  is  necessary  to  use  some  discrimination 
in  giving  orders  for  the  same.  Mr.  T.  Decker  has  been 
engaged  in  this  line  of  trade  since  1863,  and  there  are 
many  advantages  to  be  gained  by  dealing  with  him.  He 
understands  how  to  buy  fish  and  when  it  is  fit  to  be 
eaten,  and  having  so  many  customers  he  is  obliged  to 
replenish  his  stock  before  it  becomes  stale.  He  deals 
largely  in  fish  of  all  kinds,  oysters,  lobsters  and  clams, 
and  can  supply  soft  shell  crabs  in  their  season.  He  is 
also  agent  for  H.  M.  Roger's  pure  cod  liver  oil,  which  is 
highly  recommerided  for  its  superior  quality.  The 
premises  occupied  are  located  at  No.  42  North  Broad- 


way, and  will  measure  22x50  feet  in  dimensions. 
Employment  is  given  to  three  assistants,  thus  affording 
prompt  service  to  every  customer.  Mr.  Decker  is  a 
native  of  Staten  Island,  New  York.  He  has  gained  a 
high  reputation  for  furnishing  first-class  goods  at 
moderate  prices.  Orders  are  received  by  telephone  call 
No.  179. 


DK.  FREDERICK  P.  RUHL,  Veterinary 
Surgeon  and  Dealer  in  Stable  Supplies,  No.  70  North 
Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  It  is  hard  to  get  it  through 
the  heads  of  some  men  that  a  horse  is  not  a  kind  of 
machine  that  will  stand  any  amount  of  hard  service  and 
even  abuse  without  injury,  and  such  persons  are  always 
very  much  surprised  when  a  horse  breaks  down  from 
over-work,  or  contracts  some  disease  which  seriously 
impairs  his  value.  Even  with  the  best  of  care  horses 
are  liable  to  become  more  or  less  seriously  ill,  and 
therefore  the  services  of  an  educated  and  experienced 
veterinary  surgeon  are  not  only  of  great  utility,  but  are 
practically  an  absolute  necessity  in  every  community 
where  horses  are  largely  used.  It  is  neither  humane  nor 
economical  to  deny  to  a  sick  horse  the  speedy  chance  of 
recovery  afforded  by  the  treatment  given  by  such  a 
practitioner,  and  if  some  of  those  who  pride  themselves 
on  their  shrewdness  in  never  having  paid  a  cent  for 
medical  advice  for  their  animals  were  to  figure  out  the 
loss  they  incurred  by  having  their  horses  lie  idle  longer 
than  would  otherwise  have  been  necessary,  they  would 
change  their  opinion  of  their  own  sagacity.  Among 
stable  furnishers  find  veterinary  surgeons  located  in  this 
vicinity  none  occupv  a  higher  position  than  Dr. 
Fred'k  P.  Ruhl,  of  No.  70  North  Broadway.  These 
gentlemen  deal  in  stable  furnishings  and  veterinary 
medicines,  and  those  who  have  availed  themselves  of 
their  services  speak  in  the  highest  terms  of  their  skill 
and  accommodations.  Dr.  F.  P.  Ruhl  has  had  an 
extended  and  varied  experience  as  a  veterinary  surgeoD, 
and  horse  owners  would  do  well  to  note  his  address  so 
as  to  be  prepared  to  call  upon  him  in  case  of  need,  as 
delay  in  some  cases  means  total  loss  of  valuable  ani- 
mals. 


GEORGE  A.  BAILEY,  Practical  Tin,  Cop- 
per and  Sheet  Iron  Worker.  Tin  and  Slate  Roofing. 
Ranges  and  Heater  Work  a  Specialty.  Jobbing 
Promptly  Attended  to.  52  North  Broadway,  Corner  of 
Dock  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Assuming  a  building  to 
be  furnished  with  steam  heat,  gas  and  running  water,  it 
mav  be  said  to  embody  the  greatest  domestic  con- 
veniences of  the  Nineteenth  Century;  but  as  convenient 
and  indespensable  as  these  things  are  nowadays,  it 
should  alwavs  be  borne  in  mind  that  they  entail  duties 
as  well  as  afford  comforts,  and  that  among  these  duties 
must  be  mentioned  that  of  seeing  that  the  piping,  etc., 
in  use,  is  kept  in  first-class  condition.  Fortunately  this 
is  an  easy  task,  for  there  are  experts  who  make  a  spec- 
ialty of  this  line  of  industry,  and  who  stand  i  ady  to 
render  any  assistance  required  at  a  moderate  price. 
Prominent  among  such  is  Mr.  George  A.  Bailey,  doing 
business  at  No.  52  North  Broadway,  corner  of  Dock 
Street,  and  so  well  has  he  performed  his  duties  that 
since  he  began  operations  in  1881,  he  has  attained  no 
small  amount  of  popularity,  and  finds  it  necessary  to 
enploy  twelve  assistants  to  help  him  carry  out  the 
many  orders  received.  Mr.  Bailey  is  a  practical  tin, 
copper  and  sheet  iron  worker,  and  also  gives  special  at- 
tention to  tin  and  slate  roofing,  plumbing  and  heating  of 
all  kinds.  Jobbing  orders  are  attended  to  without  de- 
lay and  carried  out  in  a  durable  and  thoroughly  satis- 
factory manner.  Mr.  Bailey  is  a  native  of  New  York 
City,  and  well  known  among  the  enterprising  business 
men  of  Yonkers,  where  his  facilities  equal  the  best  and 
his  business  is  steadily  increasing. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OE  YONKERS 


R.  B.  TOMPKINS,  Wood  and  Coal,  Office, 

No.  i6  Warburton  Avenue.  (Yard,  entrance  fr6m  the  foot 
of  Wells  Avenue),  Youkers,  New  York.  There  are  very 
few  dealers  in  wood  aud  coal  in  our  city  having  as  good 
facilities  as  those  controlled  by  Mr.  R.  \\.  Tompkins,  and 
consequently  there  are  few  concerns  in  a  posit'on  to 
offer  more  decided  inducements  to  customers  in  this  line. 
The  business  in  question  was  founded  in  1876  by  Mr. 
Tompkins.  He  is  a  native  of  Poughkepsie,  and  is  a  well 
known  business  man  and  citizen  in  this  community. 
His  new  premises  comprise  a  large  tract  of  wharfage 
laud  ou  the  Hudson  river  at  the  foot  of  Wells  avenue. 
Here  he  carries  at  all  times  a  heavy  stock  of  wood  and 
coal  to  retail  at  low  water  prices.  Mr.  Tompkins  is  in 
close  relations  with  producers,  and  is  able  to  quote  bot- 
tom prices.  He  also  pays  prompt  attention  to  sawing 
and  splitting  wood  to  order.  A  powerful  steam  engine 
is  used  for  this  purpose.  A  specialty  is  made  of  carrying 
and  supplying  families  with  Allen's  improved  kindling 
wood.  Employment  is  afforded  to  a  competent  force  of 
help,  who  deliver  all  orders  promptly  and  courteously. 
Those  who  have  been  seriously  inconvenienced  in  the 
past  by  dealers  neglecting  to  promptly  deliver  wood  or 
coal  orders  should  try  Mr.  Tompkins.  Orders  by  tele- 
phone will  also  secure  immediate  attention.  Mr.  Tomp- 
kins' business  has  been  increasing  so  rapidly  of  late  that 
he  has  been  obliged  to  abandon  his  old  quarters  on 
Dock  street  and  secure  more  room  and  better  facilities  at 
his  present  stand.  The  office  will,  in  the  future,  be  found 
at  No.  16  Warburton  avenue. 

FREDERICK  E.  HUBBELL,  Dealer  in  Fine 
Groceries,  No.  118  New  Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 
Pure  Elgin  Creamery  Butter  and  Fresh  Eggs  a  Specialty. 
Orders  called  for  and  delivered  to  all  parts  of  the  city. 
The  enterprise  which  Mr.  Frederick  E.  Hubbell  conducts 
in  our  city  was  originally  founded  bv  his  predecessor, 
Mr.  Joseph  C.  Sale,  in  the  year  1SS4.  Mr.  Hubbell 
assumed  possession  two  years  ago,  aud  has  since  con- 
tinued successfully  carrying  on  the  business  which  was 
well  established  when  he  took  hold  of  it.  Four  efficient 
assistants  are  required  to  look  after  the  daily  routine  of 
business  done,  and  delivery  wagons  are  on  the  constant 
alert  to  fill  all  orders  promptly.  Mr.  Hubbell's  store  is 
spacious  to  the  dimensions  of  25r_5o  feet,  and  is  neatly 
and  attractively  stocked  with  a  heavy  stock  of  strictly 
dependable  and  desirable  groceries,  both  staple  and 
fancy,  which  are  offered  to  the  public  at  reasonable 
prices.  Mr.  Hubbell  is  a  native  of  this  city  and  has 
hosts  of  friends. 


F.  H.  OSTERHAUS,  Turning  and  Scroll 

Sawing,  also  Dealer  in  Newels  and  Balusters,  26  Nep- 
perhan  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  enterprise  which 
Mr.  F.  H.  Osterhaus  conducts  was  origin  all)'  established 
in  the  year  1880,  by  Mr.  Stephen  R.  Noble.  He  was 
succeeded  in  1888,  by  the  firm  of  Osterhaus  &  Neels,  but 
the  present  proprietor  now  has  sole  control.  Mr.  Oster- 
haus is  a  native  of  Germany,  but  has  lived  in  this 
country  nearly  all  his  life.  He  is  an  energetic  business 
man,  and  has  succeeded  in  establishing  a  lucrative  busi- 
ness in  his  specialties,  which  are  turning  and  scroll  saw- 
ing, and  the  dealing  in  of  newels  and  balusters.  Mr. 
Osterhaus  employs  four  or  five  skilled  mechanics  at 
turning,  and  he  is  prepared  to  do  work  of  a  superior  de- 
gree of  excellence  at  the  lowest  and  bottom  market 
prices.  His  shop  is  heavily  stocked  with  material  which 
he  uses  in  his  special  work,  and  the  latest  and  rno^t  im- 
proved wood  turning  and  sawing  machinery  prevails. 
Architects,  contractors,  and  all  who  contemplate  build- 
ing or  remodeling  their  stairways  should  send  for  esti- 
mates. 


DERI  VAN  &  CO.,  Butchers,  126  New  -Main 
Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  There  surely  arc  meat  markets 
enough  in  Yonkers  to  supply  the  demand,  fur  we  believe 
no  one  of  the  mercantile  activities  is  better,  or  at  least 
more  numerously  represented  than  is  the  butcher's  trade. 
'  The  more  the  merrier,"  however,  (as  the  old  saying 
goes),  and  Derivan  &  Co.,  enjoy  a  large  patronage  by 
doing  business  in  a  way  which  pleases  the  people  ;  this 
tells  the  story,  and,  in  fact,  this  is  the  case  in  most  any  bus- 
iness. "Pleasing  the  people"  means  carrying  good 
goods  at  low  prices,  and  as  this  is  what  the  people  like, 
Derivan  .S:  Co..  provide  the  requirements,  and  do  a  good 
business,  where  others,  who  do  not  understand  people's 
wants,  do  nearly  nothing  as  compared  to  the  success  of 
Messrs.  Derivan  &  Co.  Four  men  are  required  to  fill 
orders,  and  delivery  wagons  call  for  and  deliver  goods 
free  of  charge.  Mr.  Derivan  founded  this  business  in 
iSSS.  His  store  is  25x50  feet  in  dimensions,  and  is 
stocked  at  all  times  with  choice  cuts  of  beef,  veal,  mut- 
ton and  lamb.  Remember  the  place,  No.  126  New  Main 
street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


JOHN  I).  II  AR<  J  REAVES,  Wagon  and 
Carriage  Maker,  Machine  and  Jobbing  Blacksmith. 
I  run  (irating.  Fence  Hailing  and  all  kinds  of  Builders' 
Iron  Work.  Main  Strei  t.  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  Mr.  John  D.  Bargreavefl,  is  the  lead- 
ing machine  and  jobbing  blacksmith  in  Yonkers.  He 
did  not  establish  himself  in  business  until  1*H!).  but  he 
has  had  years  of  experience  at  his  trade,  for  he  has  spent 
a  life  time  at  it .  ami  since  start  ng  in  his  own  shop  lie  has 
met  with  much  success.  Mr.  Hargreaves  is  therefore 
prepared  to  do  the  best  work,  and  if  our  readers  have 
any  repairing  to  be  done,  by  taking  it  to  Mr.  Hargreaves 
it  will  receive  prompt  attention  and  be  repaired  in  a  thor- 
oughly workmanlike  manner.  Three  assistants  are  em- 
ployed, as  well  as  all  the  latest  and  most  improved  ma- 
chinery for  carrying  Oil  all  w  ork  successfully.  The  prem- 
ises utilized  are 25x100  feet  in  dimension.  Builder's  iron 
work  is  made  a  specialty  of.  Estimates  furnished 
cheerfully  and  free  of  charge.  Mr.  Hargreaves  also 
manufactures  wagons  and  carriages  to  order.  His  ve- 
hicles are  invariably  soundly  constructtd  and  well 
finished  and  are  built  at  reasonably  living  prices.  We  in- 
vite those  of  our  readers  who  are  thinking  of  having  a  ve- 
hicle of  any  kind  built,  to  call  upon  Mr.  Hargreaves. 


DAVID  BURGESS,  Carpenter  and  Builder, 

Copcutt's  Stone  Building.  Jobbing  of  all  Kinds.  185 
Linden  Stre  et,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Among  the  industrial 
enterprises  which  contribute  to  the  commercial  wealth 
and  importance  of  this  thriving  business  centre,  will  be 
found  that  of  Mr.  David  Burgess,  carpenter  and  builder, 
at  No.  135  Linden  street.  Mr.  Burgess  established  his 
present  business  in  the  year  1888,  and  has  slowly  but 
surely  been  recognized  by  his  brother  contractors  and 
the  general  public  as  a  man  who  thoroughly  under- 
stands his  business.  The  premises  occupied  by  Mr.  Bur- 
gess as  a  shop  measures  40x50  feet  in  dimensions,  and 
contains  all  the  machinery,  tools,  benches,  and  para- 
phernalia necessary  to  successfully  carry  on  this  busi- 
ness. A  fifteen  horse  power  motor  furnishes  the  motive 
power,  and  anywhere  from  ten  to  twenty-five  men 
are  employed,  according  to  the  amount  of  work  under 
way.  Mr.  Burgess  is  a  close  figurer.  and  furnishes  esti- 
mates free  of  charge  whenever  asked  to.  Whatever  he 
does  is  sure  to  be  thoroughly  done;  we  invite  our  read- 
ers to  remember  this  when  they  decide  on  building  or 
have  repairing  or  jobbing  of  any  kind  to  be  executed. 
Mr.  Burgess  is  low  in  his  charges  and  easy  in  terms. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


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A.  B.  McINTYRE,  Plumbing,  Gas  Fitting 
and  Steam  Heating,  1  and  3  Wells  Avenue,  Yonkers, 
N.  Y.  In  the  light  of  modern  discovery  it  seems  odd 
that  disease  should  be  looked  upon  as  inevitable,  and  an 
epidemic  as  a  judgment  upon  the  people,  and  in  point 
of  fact  these  views  of  such  things  have  about  passed 
away  and  the  people  are  coming  to  know  that  the 
plumber  can  do  more  to  prevent  disease  than  the  physi- 
cians can  do  to  heal  it.  This,  of  course,  is  a  general 
statement,  and  is  not  applicable  to  every  call,  or  to  every 
plumber  either,  but,  nevertheless,  there  is  no  denying 
that  many  a  house  is  a  hot-bed  of  disease,  that  were  it 
properly  drained,  etc.,  would  be  as  healthful  a  tene- 
ment as  could  be  wished  for.  Many  people  call  them- 
selves "  plumbers,"  many  plumbers  call  themselves 
"  sanitary  engineers,"  but  after  all  it  is  just  as  well  to 
be  on  the  safe  side,  and  if  you  want  to  secure  the  ser- 
vices of  a  really  reliable  plumber,  to  employ  one  who 
has  had  an  extended  experience  as  the  firm  of  A.  B. 
Mclntyre  has.  The  establishment  now  conducted  by 
this  firm  was  founded  in  1853.  by  Mr.  John  Coffee,  and 
has  been  under  the  present  management  of  Mr.  Mclntyre 
since  1888.  He  may  be  found  at  Nos.  1  and  3  Wells  Ave- 
nue, and  orders  left  there  for  plumbing,  gas  fitting  and 
steam  heating  will  receive  prompt  and  skillful  attention. 
Employment  is  given  to  only  competent  assistants.  Mr. 
Mclntyre  gives  close  personal  attention  to  all  work  en- 
trusted to  him,  and  can  confidently  guarantee  satisfac- 
tion to  ev^ry  customer.  He  uses*  the  most  improved 
plumbing  devices,  and  is  very  reliable  and  moderate  in 
his  charges. 


W.  &  T.  HATFIELD,  Dealers  in  Fish,  Oys- 
ters, Clams,  Fruit  and  Country  Produce,  21  Palisade 
Av*nue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  In  buying  fish,  even  more 
than  in  buying  meat,  it  is  very  important  to  have  deal- 
ings with  a  reliable  house,  for  although  fresh  fish  is  one 
of  the  most  healthful  foods  known,  it  becomes  quite 
the  opposite  of  this  after  it  has  been  out  of  the  water 
too  long.  But.  however,  there  is  no  trouble  in  obtain- 
ing the  best  of  fish,  in  prime  condition,  if  you  only 
know  where  to  look  for  it,  and  we  can  assure  our  read- 
ers that  one  of  the  best  places  to  look  for  it  in  Yonkers, 
is  at  the  establishment  conducted  by  Messrs.  W.  &  T. 
Hatfield,  and  located  at  No.  21  Palisade  avenue.  Tnis 
house  was  founded  in  1870  by  its  present  proprietors. 
The  premises  occupied  measure  some  1,250  square  feet, 
and  a  well  selected  stock  is  constantly  on  hand  to  choose 
from,  the  proprietors  being  careful  to  handle  only  the 
best  goods  to  be  found  in  the  market.  Fresh  fish  of 
all  descriptions  may  be  obtained  at  this  store,  and  the 
prices  quoted  are  very  low,  notwithstanding  the  superi- 
ority of  the  goods.  Fruits  and  vegetables  are  also 
largely  dealt  in,  and  as  eight  reliable  assistants  are  em- 
ployed, all  orders,  either  wholesale  or  retail,  are  assured 
of  being  promptly  filled.  Messrs.  W.  and  T.  Hatfield 
are  both  natives  of  Westchester  county,  N.  Y.,  and  are 
very  well  known  throughout  Yonkers  and  vicinity, 
while  customers  may  depend  upon  everjrthing  bought  at 
their  establishment  proving  just  as  represented. 


CENTKAL  MAKKET,  M.  A.  Bayer,  44  and 
46  North  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Telephone  Call 
153.  All  Kinds  of  Meats,  Poultry,  Game,  Fruits  and 
Vegetables  in  their  season.  When  a  man  gives  paiticu- 
lar  attention  to  any  one  line  of  trade,  or  deals  especially 
in  Meats,  Poultry  and  Game,  the  chances  are  that  he 
can  offer  most  excellent  inducements  to  those  wishing 
to  purchase  anything  in  his  line.  Therefore,  when  we 
say  that  Mr.  M.  A.  Bayer,  who  has  carried  on  this  busi- 
ness since  1881,  makes  a  specialty  of  meats,  poultry  and 
game  of  all  kinds,  it  will  be  readily  understood  that  the 
Central  Market  is  well  worthy  of  a  visit  from  the  resi- 
dents of  this  neighborhood  and  vicinity.     The  premises 


are  located  on  North  Broadway,  and  are  numbered  44 
and  46.  They  are  44x50  feet  in  dimensions.  Employ- 
ment is  given  to  seven  assistants  that  the  large  number 
of  customers  may  be  promptly  served.  Mr.  Bayer  is 
well  known  throughout  Yonkers,  and  he  is  thoroughly 
conversant  with  all  branches  of  his  business.  He  is 
careful  to  offer  only  such  articles  as  he  can  recommend, 
and  by  keeping  faith  with  his  customers  has  built  up  an 
enviable  reputation  for  fair  and  honorable  dealing. 
Mr.  Bayer  carries  a  fine  assortment  of  fruits  and  veget- 
ables in  their  season.  Those  who  desire  choice  goods 
in  this  line  should  not  fail  to  patronize  the  Central 
Market.    Telephone  call  153. 

AMERICAN  BAKING  CO.,  P.  H.  Maker, 

Manager.  Weddings  and  Parties  supplied  at  reasonable 
terms.  Best  Materials  used.  30  Palisade  Avenue, 
Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  food  that  we  eat  has  as  important 
an  influence  on  our  health  and  well  being  as  does  the 
air  we  breathe,  and  no  one  needs  to  be  told  that  bread, 
cake,  pastry,  etc..  form  a  very  important  portion  of  our 
daily  food.  Well  made  bread  of  itself  is  capable  of 
supporting  life,  and  no  pains  should  be  spared  to  see 
that  the  bread  consumed  in  the  family  is  of  such  a 
character  that  it  will  furnish  sufficient  nutriment  and 
strength.  Not  all  the  baker's  bread  in  the  market  is  of 
equal  merit  by  any  means,  and  it  is  not  common  to 
come  across  an  article  in  which  such  entire  dependence 
can  be  placed,  as  there  can  on  that  manufactured  and 
sold  by  the  American  Baking  Co.,  of  which  Mr.  P.  H. 
Maher  is  the  manager.  This  establishment  is  located  at 
No.  30  Palisade  Avenue,  and  covers  an  area  of  20x60  feer. 
Mr.  Maher  has  had  no  small  experience  in  his  line  of 
business,  and  he  is  extremely  well  prepared  to  antici- 
pate the  wants  of  the  public,  and  to  provide  .  for  the 
same  in  the  most  satisfactory  manner.  Mr.  Maher  em- 
ploys five  capable  assistants,  tmd  is  prepared  to  supp!y 
weddings,  parties,  etc. ,  at  very  reasonable  prices.  The 
best  obtainable  materials  are  used,  and  a  fine  stock  of 
bread,  cake  and  pastry  is  always  on  hand,  thus  assuring 
the  prompt  filling  of  every  retail  order. 


T.  W.  EADFOED,  Retail  Groceries,  181 
Ashburton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Everybody  knows 
that  one  of  the  first  requisites  of  economical  buying  is 
to  know  what  establishments  to  patronize,  for  although 
it  is  doubtless  true  that  staple  commodities  have  staple 
prices,  which  cannot  vary  much  at  different  stores,  still 
the  price  does  not  tell  the  whole  story  by  any  means, 
as  every  experienced  purchaser  will  readily  admit. 
Promptness  and  accuracv  in  filling  orders,  polite  atten- 
tion to  callers,  the  handling  of  uniformly  reliable  goods 
— all  these  things  have  to  be  considered  in  deciding  up- 
on the  comparative  merits  of  different  establishments, 
and  the  high  position  held  by  that  conducted  by  Mr.  T. 
W.  Radford,  is  the  legitimate  result  of  the  enviable 
record  made  by  him  in  all  these  respects.  His  store  is 
located  at  No.'lSl  Ashburton  Avenue,  and  contains  an 
extensive  and  varied  assortment  of  choice  st  ole  and 
fancy  groceries,  the  goods  being  especially  adapted  for 
family  use,  and  are  warranted  to  prove  precisely  as 
represented  in  every  respect.  The  teas  and  coffees  han- 
dled are  particularly  worthy  ol  favorable  ment  on,  be- 
ing strictly  pure,  and  of  varied  and  delicate  flavor, 
while  the  prices  quoted  on  them  are  uniformly  moder- 
ate. This  establishment  was  founded  in  1880,  by  Mr. 
T.  F.  Greely,  who  was  succeeded  by  the  firm  of  Dunn  & 
O'Connell,  in  1883,  the  present  proprietor  assuming  full 
control  of  the  business  in  1890.  Mr.  Radford  is  a  native 
of  New  York  City,  and  is  very  well  known  throughout 
Yonkers  and  vicinity.  He  employs  three  assistants, 
and  gives  close  personal  attention  to  the  supervision  of 
affairs,  and  spares  no  pains  to  fully  satisfy  every  rea- 
sonable customer, 


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REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


FRED.  VON  STORCII  &  CO.,  Successors 
to  Elting  &  Co.,  First-class  Dry  and  Fancy .  Goods,  16 
and  18  North  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  There  are,  in 
the  city  of  Yonkers,  many  establishment?  devoted  to 
the  sale  of  dry  and  fancy  goods,  and  some  of  them  are 
of  no  small  importance,  even  when  compared  with  the 
larger  houses  of  the  metropolis  of  the  State,  but  there 
is  not  one  among  them  that  Occupies  a  more  popular 
position  than  that  conducted  by  Fred.  Von  Storch  & 
Co.,  at  Nos.  16  and  18  N.  Broadway.  The  premises 
utilized  comprise  two  floors,  each  of  the  dimensions  of 
40x50  feet,  and  a  very  clean  as  well  as  heavy  stock  is 
carried,  for  it  is  the  policy  of  the  firm  not  to  allow  any 
surplus  lot  of  unsalable  articles  to  accumulate  on  their 
hands,  for  the  premises,  spacious  as  they  are,  are 
none  too  large  to  accommodate  the  immense  variety  of 
goods  handled.  An  exclusive  retail  business  is  done, 
and  employment  is  given  to  ten  efficient  assistants, 
every  customer  being  given  early  and  careful  attention. 
The  reputation  of  this  house  for  intelligent  and  liberal 
business  methods  is  very  high,  and  no  pains  are  spared 
to  assure  its  maintenance. 


YONKERS  SEED  WAREHOUSE,  Francis 

A.  Fitzelle,  Seedsman  and  Florist,  Everything  for  the 
Farm  or  Garden,  26  North  Broadway.  Orders  for 
Weddings  and  Funerals  made  up  at  the  shortest  notice, 
Garden  Tools  of  every  description.  Gardens  kept  m 
order  by  the  day,  month  or  season.  Birds  and  Animals 
Mounted  in  good  shape.  Mr.  Francis  A.  Fitzelle  is  one 
of  the  few  florists  in  this  vicinity  who  makes  a  specialty 
of  landscape  gardening,  and  as  he  is  experienced  and 
skille  1  in  his  profession,  and  uniformly  moderate  in  his 
charges,  it  is  not  surprising  that  there  should  be  a 
brisk  and  steadily  increasing  demand  for  his  services. 
All  orders  are  assured  prompt  and  careful  attention, 
and  gardens  are  kept  in  order  throughout  the  season, 
and,  in  short,  all  the  duties  incidental  to  practical  land- 
scape gardening  is  discharged  in  a  faithful  and  satis- 
factory manner.  Mr.  Fitzelle  deals  largely  in  all  kinds 
of  seeds  and  flowers,  floral  emblems,  suitable  for  wed- 
dings and  funerals,  and  has  every  facility  at  his  com- 
mand to  enable  him  to  fill  orders  without  delay,  and  at 
the  lowest  market  rates.  He  utilizes  three  greenhouses, 
each  of  the  dimensions  of  300x25  feet.  A  full  assort- 
ment of  cut  flowers  is  constantly  on  hand  suited  for  any 
occasion,  Mr.  Fitzelle  showing  some  original  designs, 
and  being  prepared  to  satisfy  the  most  fastidious.  His 
office  building  owned  by  him  is  located  at  No.  26  North 
Broadway,  25x52  feet  in  size,  where  he  also  keeps  a 
large  assortmeno  of  all  kinds  of  garden  tools.  A  spec- 
ialty is  also  made  of  mounting  birds  and  animals,  while 
all  goods  are  delivered  as  promised,  and  his  customers 
are  saved  all  annoyance  and  trouble. 


JOHN  C.  AHRENS,  Photographer,  21  and 
23  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  If  improved  apparatus 
and  reliable  chemicals,  and  unbounded  self  confidence 
were  all  that  is  necessary  to  make  a  first-class  photog- 
rapher, the  country  would  be  full  of  such,  for  about 
every  tenth  man  you  see  now-a-days  practices  photog- 
raphy for  fun  or  for  money,  and  can  talk  to  you  by  the 
hour  about  "negatives,"  and  "exposures,"  and  ''de- 
veloping," and  many  other  things  of  which  you  know 
little  or  nothing,  but  when  it  comes  to  putting  theories 
into  practice,  the  average  photographer,  amateur  or 
professional,  cannot  seem  to  make  a  very  excellent 
showing.  The  fact  is,  long  experience  and  consider- 
able natural  ability  are  absolutely  essential  to  the  at- 
tainment of  thoroughly  satisfactory  results  in  photog- 
raphy, and  an  illustration  of  this  may  be  had  by  com- 
paring the  work  turned  out  by  Mr.  John  C.  Ahrens, 
with  that  produced  by  other  photographers,  who  might 


be  mentioned,  for  Mr.  Ahrens  has  been  in  the  business 
for  nearly  twenty  years,  and,  of  COUraft  is  thoroughly 
familiar  with  it  in  every  detail.  He  is  a  native  of  Qer- 
many,  and  his  rooms  are  located  at  Nos.  81  and  23 
Broadway,  being  very  thoroughly  fitted  up  in  every 
way.  Photography  in  all  its  branches  is  carried  on,  or- 
ders being  filled  at  short  notice  and  at  uniformly  mod- 
erate rates,  while  the  results  attained  are  such  that  it  is 
perfectly  safe  to  guarantee  satisfaction  to  all  who  may 
place  orders  here. 


THE    PALISADE    CIGAR  FACTORY, 

Henry  C.  Kuchler,  Proprietor.  Manufacturer  of  Fine 
Cuban  Hand-made  Cigars.  Fac  tory  and  Salesrooms,  54 
Warburton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  There  is  a  good 
deal  of  sharp  competition  in  the  cigar  business,  espec- 
ially among  retail  dealers  w  ho  also  handle  other  goods, 
for  they  know  from  experience  that  the  clasi  of  custo- 
mers that  appreciate  good  cigars  at  moderate  prices  is  a 
very  desirable  one  to  establish  relations  with,  and  so 
they  attract  their  trade  by  offering  special  inducements 
in  the  cigar  department  But  in  order  to  offer  such  in- 
ducements, it  is  necessary  to  obtain  supplies  from  an 
enterprising  and  reliable  manufacturing  firm  that  has 
the  ability  and  the  disposition  to  f  urnish  first  class 
goods  at  a  very  small  margin  of  profit,  and  in  this  con- 
nection we  may  properly  call  attention  to  the  undertak- 
ing carried  00  by  Mr.  Henry  C.  Kuchler.  proprietor  of 
"The  Palisade  Cigar  Factory.''  at  No.  M  Warburton 
avenue,  for  he  is  a  leading  manuracturer  of,  and  dealer 
in  fine  Cuban  hand-made  cigars,  and  regularly  manu- 
factures different  brands,  which  he  wholesales  at  posi- 
tively bottom  prices.  o  trouble  is  spared  to  keep  each 
grade  absolutely  uniform  in  quality,  the  stock  being 
carefully  selected,  and  skilled  assistants  being  em- 
ployed. Commissions  are  promptly  and  accurately  ex- 
ecuted, and  such  of  our  readers  as  wish  to  budd  up  a 
desirable  cigar  trade  would  do  well  to  place  a  trial 
order  with  this  enterprising  concern.  Mr.  Kuchler  is  a 
native  of  New  York. 


MISSES  FLOOD,  Millinery  &  Fancy  Goods, 
Feathers.  Flowers,  Ribbons.  Silks,  Satins,  Velvets, 
Crepes,  Etc.,  6  Palisade  Avenue,  Yonkers.  N.  Y.  Goods 
received  for  the  Old  Staten  Island  Dyeing  and  Cleaning 
Establishment.  We  take  especial  pleasure  in  calling  the 
attention  of  such  of  our  readers  as  are  numbered  among 
the  fair  sex  to  the  establishment  conducted  by  the 
Misses  Flood,  for  weare  convinced  that  these  ladies  are 
in  a  position  to  guarantee  satisfaction  to  all  who  may 
favor  them  with  their  orders.  Our  reasons  f-»r  holding 
this  opinion  are  various  and  well  founded,  and  we  are 
sure  will  be  justified  by  the  experience  of  those  who 
take  our  advice,  and  patronize  the  establishment  to 
wT'tlich  we  have  reference.  The  Misses  A.  C.  and  C.  M. 
Flood  are  both  natives  of  Yonkers.  They  began  opera- 
tions in  their  present  line  of  business  in  lHHi  ;  a  most 
gratifying  amount  of  trade  has  been  established,  and  a 
very  select  stock  of  fine  millinery  and  fancy  goods  is  to 
be  seen  on  exhibition.  The  assortment  contains  no 
superannuated  articles  of  any  kind,  but  is  made  up  of 
fresh,  new  and  seasonable  goods,  that  are  in  accordance 
with  the  latest  dictates  of  fashion,  including  feathers, 
flowers,  ribbons,  silks,  satins,  velvets,  crepes,  etc.  This 
retail  millinery  establishment  is  located  at  No.  6  Pali- 
sade Avenue,  and  covers  an  area  of  some  1,400  square 
feet.  Goods  are  received  for  the  Old  Staten  Island  Dye- 
ing and  Cleaning  Establishment.  A  specialty  is  made 
of  millinery  work  of  all  kinds,  and  those  wishing  work 
done  to  order  can  have  their  wishes  gratified  at  short 
notice,  as  five  competent  assistants  are  employed,  and 
commissions  are  promptly  and  artistically  carried  out, 
the  Misses  Flood  giving  close  personal  supervision  to 
every  detail  of  the  work. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


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C.  WOMERSLEY,    66   North  Broadway, 

Merchant  Tailor,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  If  the  long  standing 
of  a  business  in  a  town  is  any  guide  as  to  ascertaining 
whether  or  not  it  is  a  reliable  firm  to  patronize,  then 
Mr.  C,  Womersley's  tailoring  establishment  at  No.  66 
North  Broadway,  in  this  city,  is  deserving  of  liberal 
patronage,  for  it  was  founded  by  this  gentleman  in  1879, 
and  has  met  with  uninterrupted  success  fortwelve  years. 
Mr.  Womersley  was  born  in  England,  but  has  spent  the 
greater  portion  of  his  life  in  this  country,  being  an  es- 
teemed citizen  and  business  man  in  our  city.  He  is  an 
artist  tailor  in  its  fullest  import,  and  is  known  to  be  an 
expert  cutter.  Men  in  Yonkers  who  had  clothing  made 
by  Mr.  Womersley  twelve  years  ago  are  still  having 
their  work  done  by  him.  What  are  we  to  infer  by  this  ? 
Why,  that  they  have  been  satisfied,  of  course,  and  we 
see  no  reason  why  others  who  have  not  been  receiving 
satisfaction  should  not  place  a  trial  order  in  this  gentle- 
man's skillful  hands.  He  is  moderate  in  his  prices,  and 
always  has  a  varied  assortment  of  foreign  and  domestic 
woolens  to  show  his  patrons.  Four  or  five  competent 
assistants  insure  prompt  fulfillment  of  your  order. 


P.  SHAXNON,  House  Painter  &  Decorator, 

58  Warburton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  It  seems  won- 
derful to  those  who  have  no  special  taste  in  that  line  to 
see  the  changing  and  attrac  ive  effects  which  may  be  at- 
tained by  the  judicious  use  of  paints,  paper  hangings  and 
other  home  decorations,  for  by  skillful  management  of 
such  accessories  small  rooms  may  be  made  to  look 
larger,  dark  ones  lighted  and  unduly  large  apartments 
cosy  and  comfortable.  Of  course,  in  order  to  do  this,  the 
means  as  well  as  the  skill  must  be  provided,  and  in  this 
connection  it  is  natural  to  call  attention  to  Mr.  P.  Shan- 
non, whose  establishment  is  located  at  No.  53  Warburton 
Avenue.  Mr.  Shannon  has  resided  in  Yonkers  since 
1859,  and  has  been  identified  with  his  present  business 
since  1855,  having  learned  the  business  in  New  York 
City.  He  now  occupies  at  the  above  address  two  floors 
each  25  by  75  Uet  in  dimensions,  where  is  carried  a  fine 
selection  of  paints,  wall  papers,  etc.  This  gentleman 
posses.se-!  every  facility  to  do  house  painting  and  decor- 
ating in  the  most  approved  styles,  at  short  notice,  and  at 
very  moderate  rates.  A  force  of  twenty-five  to  forty-five 
skilled  and  reliable  workmen  is  constantly  employed, 
and  every  order  is  guaranted  immediate  and  courteous 
attention,  the  work  being  done  in  a  thoroughly  satisfac- 
tory manner,  and  with  carefully  selected  and  reliable 
materials.  Mr.  Shannon  is  among  the  best  known  men 
engaged  in  the  painting  business  in  Yonkers,  therefore, 
we  commend  him  to  the  favorable  attention  of  all  wish- 
ing anything  done  in  the  line  of  house  painting  and 
decorating. 

HER  MAX  KRUMLAUF,  Meat  and  Vegeta- 

ble  Market,  No.  10  Warburton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 
There  are  many  people  in  this  community  who  are  per- 
fectly satisfied  with  the  meat  and  provision  dealer  they 
now  patronize,  and  to  those  we  do  not  address  this  arti- 
cle, as  it  is  an  excellent  idea  to  "let  well  enough  alone," 
for  one  cannot  be  more  than  satisfied,  that  is  sure.  But 
there  are  others  who  have  reason  to  complain  of  their 
present  accommodations,  and  such  will  be  interested  in 
knowing  the  market  carried  on  by  Mr.  Herman  Krum- 
lauf,  at  No.  10  Warburton  Avenue,  as  one  of  the  best 
managed  in  Yonkers,  and  that  we  can  cordially  com- 
mend to  those  looking  for  a  reliable  establishment  at 
which  to  obtain  family  supplies.  Mr.  Krumlauf  is  a  na- 
tive of  Germany,  and  established  his  present  enterprise 
in  1876.  He  caters  especially  to  family  trade,  and 
carries  so  large  and  well  selected  a  stock  as  to  enable  all 
trades  to  be  suited,  and  all  means  to  be  provided  for.  The 


premises  in  use  are  25x75  feet  in  size,  and  contain  a  fine 
stock  of  meats  of  all  kinds,  and  fruits  and  vegetables  in 
their  season.  Employment  is  given  to  eight  assistants, 
who  will  be  found  competent  and  obliging.  Mr.  Krum- 
lauf qnotes  bottom  prices  on  all  goods  handled,  and 
guarantees  every  thing  offered  to  prove  exactly  as  repre- 
sented in  every  instance. 


J.  FOSTER  JENKINS,  Real  Estate  Dealer 
and  Insurance  Agent,  Office,  Getty  Square,  Corner  of 
New  Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  service  offered 
by  Mr.  J.  Foster  Jenkins  in  connection  with  the  hand- 
ling of  real  estate  and  the  placing  of  insurance,  has  not 
only  excited  much  favorable  comment,  but  has  given 
him  a  very  prominent  position  in  his  line  of  trade,  and 
steadily  increased  his  business  until  it  has  reached  large 
proportions.  It  was  founded  in  1886,  by  Mr.  Horace 
Moody,  a  native  of  Yonkers,  as  is  also  Mr.  Foster  Jenk- 
ins, with  whom  he  became  associated  in  1888,  the  firm 
remaining  Moody  &  Jenkins  until  May,  1891,  when  Mr. 
Moody  retiring,  Mr  Jenkins  assumed  the  entire  control. 
The  office  was  formerly  located  at  No.  10  Radford  bu  ld- 
ing,  but  in  August,  1890,  was  removed  to  spacious  and 
convenient  quarters  in  Getty  Square,  corner  of  New 
Main  Street,  under  the  Getty  House,  and  Mr.  Jenkins  is 
now  better  prepared  than  ever  to  give  prompt  and  care- 
ful attention  to  all  orders  in  both  the  real  estate  and  in- 
surance departments  of  his  business.  Fire,  life  and  ac- 
cident insurance  policies  will  be  written  on  the  most 
favorable  terms,  and  at  the  shortest  possible  notice  ; 
the  unsurpassed  character  of  the  protection  offered  be- 
ing evident  to  all  conversant  with  the  standing  of  the 
companies  represented,  a  list  of  which  is  herewith  given: 
Alliance  Insurance  Association,  New*  York;  Rochester 
German  Fire  Insurance  Company,  Rochester;  Dutchess 
County  Mutual  Insurance  Company;  Security  Insur- 
ance Company,  New  Haven;  Queen  Insurance  Com- 
pany, Liverpool; 'London  Assurance  Corporation,  Lon- 
don; Travellers'  Life  and  Accident,  Hartford. 


WM.  S.  BARBOUR,  Dealer  in  Choice  Gro 
ceries,  Teas,  Coffees,  Wines  and  Liquors,  6  Warburton 
Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Such  of  our  readers  as  are 
seeking  for  an  establishment  where  there  may  always  be 
found  a  large  and  complete  stock  of  chc'ce  groceries, 
where  the  service  is  prompt  and  courteous,  the  goods 
reliable  and  the  prices  low,  may  very  profitably  visit  the 
store  conducted  by  Mr.  Wm.  S.  Barbour,  at  No.  6  War- 
burton Avenue,  for  here  is  just  the  combination  they  are 
looking  for.  Doubtless,  many  who  will  read  these  lines 
will  not  need  to  be  told,  of  the  fact  stated,  for  Mr.  Bar- 
bour's establishment  is  already  well  and  favorably 
known  throughout  this  vicinity,  and  the  extent  to  which 
it  is  patronized  affords  the  best  possible  proof  that  the 
inducements  offered  are  appreciated.  The  proprietor  is 
a  native  of  Scotland,  and  has  been  identified  with  his 
present  enterprise  since  1888,  and  its  development  since 
that  time  has  been  steady  and  pronounced.  T^i  prem- 
ises used  are  spacious,  being  25x7o  feet  in  dimensions, 
and  the  stock  carried  is  in  accord  with  its  surroundings, 
being  exceptionally  large,  and  uo  carefully  selected  as  to 
enable  all  tastes  and  means  to  be  suited.  Choice  staple 
and  fancy  groceries,  teas,  coffees,  etc..  as  also  a  fine  selec- 
tion of  pure  wines  and  liquors,  are  all  well  represented, 
and  just  what  one  would  naturally  expect  to  find  in  a 
store  of  this  high  standing.  Employment  is  given  to 
nine  assistants,  and  the  promptness  and  accuracy  dis- 
played in  the  filling  of  orders  might  be  profitably  imitated 
at  many  a  much  less  extensively  patronized  establish- 
ment. Mr.  Barbour  is  in  a  position  to  quote  bottom 
prices,  and  all  dealing  with  him  are  positively  assured 
of  getting  full  value  for  money  expended. 


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REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


WELLEK  &  WELSH,  Dealers  in  Dry  Goods,  Millinery,  Furniture,  Carpets. 

The  enterprise  carried  on  under  the  firm  name  of  Weller  &  Welsh,  in  this  city,  was  founded  by  them  in  1878. 
The  firm  is  composed  of  Messrs.  James  H.  Weller  and  William  Welsh,  and  both  of  these  gentlemen  are  well  known 
in  Yonkers  in  social  as  well  as  business  circles.  The  premises  utilized  are  located  at  Nos.  5  and  7  North  Broadway, 
in  one  of  the  handsomest  and  most  commodious  mercantile  buildings  in  the  city,  furnished  and  equipped  with  the 
most  improved  facilities  for  the  accommodation  of  customers.  The  building  comprises  the  four  floors,  50x75  feet  in 
dimensions,  and  every  available  inch  of  this  vast  amount  of  space  is  fully  utilized,  for  ihe  stock  is  as  complete  as  it  is 
varied,  and  all  classes  of  trade  are  catered  to.  The  goods  carried  comprise  dry  goods,  millinery,  notions,  hosi- 
ery, etc.,  etc.,  of  every  description,  together  with  furniture,  carpets,  oil  cloths,  mattings,  shades,  curtains,  etc., 
and  a  specialty  is  made  of  furniture  and  bedding.  Employment  is  given  to  16  efficient  and  courteous  assistants. 
The  very  latest  novelties  are  always  to  be  found  here,  together  with  full  lines  of  staple  goods,  and  the  policy  of 
the  management  is  such  that  buyers  may  confidently  rely  upon  receiving  full  value  for  every  dollar  expended. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OE  YONKERS. 


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J.  B.  PROTE  &  SON,  Storage  Warehouse, 

Palisade  Avenue,  also  Dealers  in  Fine  Groceries,  Wines, 
Cigars,  Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits,  North  Broadway 
and  Ashburton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  For  many  years 
the  citizens  of  this  community  had  felt  the  need  of  a 
public  storage  warehouse  in  their  midst,  and  in  1886,  the 
above  named  firm  came  to  the  rescue  in  providing  a  spa- 
cious brick  structure  25x200  feet  in  dimensions.  The 
building  is  located  on  Palisade  Avenue,  and  is  expressly 
fitted  up  for  storage  purposes.  Messrs.  J.  B.  Prote  & 
Son  wish  to  announce  their  storage  facilities  in  a  special 
manner  to  the  readers  ol  this  work.  They  are  prepared 
to  receive  household  furniture  of  all  kinds,  sleighs,  car- 
riages wagons,  bicycles,  etc.,  etc.,  at  extremely  moder- 
ate rates.  We  have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  this  is 
the  greatest  public  convenience  of  its  kind  in  the  city, 
and  we  hope  our  readers  will  bear  it  in  mind.  So  much 
for  their  storage  business.  Now  a  word  about  their  gro- 
cery business.  Compared  to  the  old  time  grocery,  with 
its  limited  and  ill  assorted  stock  of  staple  commodities 
and  household  specialties,  the  well  ordered  modern  es- 
tablishment devoted  to  this  branch  of  commercial 
activity,  with  its  vast  and  varied  assortment  of  food 
products,  delicious  condiments,  and  table  luxuries  from 
all  corners  of  the  globe,  is  indeed  a  model  of  complete- 
ness and  excellence.  In  connection  with  these  remarks 
attention  is  directed  to  the  commodious  and  handsome 
store  of  Messrs.  J.  B.  Prote  &  Son,  the  well  known  and 
popular  grocers  ;  eligibly  located  at  the  junction  of 
North  Broadway  and  Ashburton  Avenue,  in  this  city, 
where  can  always  be  found  an  extensive  and  first  class 
line  of  everything  comprehended  in  staple  and  fancy 
groceries  at  New  York  City  prices.  No  establishment 
of  the  kind  in  Yonkers  maintains  a  higher  reputation 
for  excellent  goods  or  reliable  dealing,  as  none  receive  a 
larger  share  of  recognition,  purchasers  being  at  all  times 
assured  of  receiving  a  very  superior  article,  honest 
weight  and  measure,  and  prompt  and  polite  attention. 
The  premises  occupied  by  Messrs.  J.  B.  Prote  &  Son,  in- 
clude a  neatly  appointed  and  well  kept  25x80  foot  store, 
with  ample  stor  mouse,  while  nine  efficient  clerks  attend 
to  the  wants  of  patrons.  A  heavy  and  well  selected  stock 
is  constantly  carried,  embracing  fine  teas,  coffees  and 
spices  of  all  kinds,  sugars,  dried  fruits,  and  canned  goods 
in  great  variety,  choice  creamery  butter,  fresh  fruits. 


J.  H.  FIEDLER,  Dealer  in  Dry  and  Fancy 
Goods,  189  Ashburton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Among 
those  establishments  in  this  section  of  our  city  deserv- 
ing special  mention,  in  the  dry  goods  line,  is  that 
conducted  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Fiedler,  dealer  in  dry 
and  fancy  goods,  for  he  has  been  so  successful  in 
catering  to  the  demands  of  the  public,  that  his 
store  has  attained  a  reputation  by  no  means  con- 
fined to  the  section  where  it  is  located.  This  enter- 
prise was  established  in  1881,  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Fiedler.  He 
has  thus  had  ten  years'  active  experience  in  connection 
with  the  handling  of  dry  and  fancy  goods,  and  has  be- 
come familiar  with  every  detail  of  the  business,  as  well 
as  with  the  tastes  and  demands  of  his  customers.  There 
are  many  advantages  to  be  gained  by  both  buyer  and 
seller  when  these  relations  exist,  as  it  is  possible  for 
them  to  do,  and  a  confidence  on  the  part  of  the  customer 
who  could  not  be  suited  anywhere  else.  Mr.  Fiedler 
carries  a  lai"ge  and  varied  stock,  comprising  dry  and 
fancy  goods  of  all  kinds,  and  embracing  many  novel- 
ties in  the  several  departments  of  his  business.  The 
premises  occupied  are  located  at  No.  189  Ashburton  av- 
enue, and  measure  25x80  feet.  Mr.  Fiedler  gives  em- 
ployment to  five  competent  assistants,  who  are  expert 
in  their  attentions  to  cusioiners,  and  in  showing  goods 
to  advantage.  Mr.  Fiedler  is  Vice-President  of  the 
Yonkers  Bowling  Association. 


'  BAKER'S  Yonkers  &  New  York  Express, 
Direct  to  all  points,  via  Peene's  Line,  Office,  18  South 
Broadway,  Residence,  107  Palisade  Ave.,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 
New  York  Offices,  3  Hudson,  1  Lispenard,  1 17  John,  313 
Canal,  86  Wooster,  1  White  Streets.  Express  Matter  of 
all  kinds,  and  orders  received  from  7  A.  M.  to  9  P.  M. 
Baggage  and  Furniture  Removed  in  Yonkers  a  specialty. 
Telephone,  Yonkers  47.  Any  enterprise  which  has  a 
tendency  to  facilitate  business  operations  is  worthy  of 
prominent  mention  in  such  a  work  as  this,  and  certainly 
it  will  be  readily  conceded  that  one  who  is  prepared  to 
do  a  reliable  express  business  is  capable  of  rendering 
valuable  aid  to  manufacturers  and  merchants  in  gen- 
•eral.  Mr.  William  Baker,  whose  office  is  located  at  No. 
18  South  Broadway,  (Singer  Sewing  Machine  Co.),  and 
residence  at  107  Palisade  Avenue,  Yonkers,  is  the  pro- 
prietor of  Baker's  Yonkers  and  New  York  Express, 
which  is  direct  to  all  points.  He  has  every  facility  at 
his  command  to  carry  on  such  an  enterprise  as  we  have 
reference  to,  and  has  carried  on  the  Yonkers  and  New 
York  Express  since  1885.  He  is  a  native  of  Sing  Sing, 
N.  Y.,  and  is  well  known  throughout  the  State.  His 
New  York  offices  are  located  at  3  Hudson  Street,  1  Lis- 
penard Street,  and  117  John  Street,  where  r  e  also  has 
telephone  connection,  (New  York  Spring)  169.  The  ex- 
tensive express  business  done  by  Mr.  Baker  requires  the 
services  of  thoroughly  reliable  men  and  spacious  teams, 
express  matters  of  all  kinds  being  promptly  attended  to, 
and  orders  received  from  7  A.  M.  to  9  P.  M.  Orders  by 
Telephone  No.  47,  Yonkers,  will  receive  immediate  at- 
tention, and  baggage  and  furniture  moving  is  made  a 
specialty.  Mr.  Baker  is  in  a  position  to  undertake  the 
most  difficult  jobs,  and  to  carry  them  out  to  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  all  concerned,  and  can  -fill  .the  most  ex- 
tensive orders  at  short  notice,  while  his  charges  are 
uniformly  reasonable. 


LINEHAN  BROTHERS,  Practical  Plumb- 

ers  and  Gas  Fitters.  Plumbing  in  all  its  branches. 
Jobbing  promptly  attended  to.  Ranges  set  and  re- 
paired. 38  Main  Street,  near  Riverdale  Avenue.  There 
is  a  feature  in  the  buildings  in  and  around  Yonkers  not 
found  in  every  town  we  can  pick  out,  and  that  is  the 
plumbing,  sewerage  and  general  sanitary  systems.  A 
house  prominently  and  actively  engaged  in  this  connec- 
tion is  that  of  the  Linehan  Brothers,  plumbers,  steam 
and  gas  fitters,  who  have,  since  their  organization,  re- 
ceived a  liberal  share  of  public  patronage,  owing  to 
their  having  previously  served  a  long  apprenticeship 
and  gained  a  wide  experience.  The  individual  mem- 
bers of  the  firm  are  Messrs.  Daniel  and  Patrick  Linehan, 
both  natives  of  Yonkers.  The  house  is  noted  for  its 
high  standard  of  mechanical  skill,  and  for  its  prompt 
and  satisfactory  attention  to  all  work  intrusted,  to  its 
care.  The  members  are  thoroughly  conversant  with  the 
principles  of  the  latest  system  and  devices,  and  invaria- 
bly execute  their  work  in  accordance  with  the  nost  im- 
proved rules,  the  observation  of  which  is  so  essential  to 
the  health  of  the  commuuity,  and  especially  to  the  in- 
mates of  the  building  in  which  the  plumbing  is  done. 
The  Linehan  Brothers  pay  the  most  minute  attention  in 
estimating  on  work,  and  will  not  deviate  from  their  busi- 
ness principles  in  order  to  secure  the  job,  and  to  this 
fact  they  can  attribute  a  large  measure  of  their  success. 
The  premises  occupied  as  a  store  and  shop  are  ample, 
and  stocked  with  a  full  and  complete  assortment  of 
plumbers'  materials,  devices  etc.  None  but  the  most 
skilled  assistants  are  retained.  Taken  as  a  whole,  the 
firm  can  justly  pride  themselves  on  the  excellent  repu- 
tation they  have  won  by  reason  of  their  practice  of  only 
the  most  honorable  business  methods.  Their  trade  is 
steadily  increasing. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  VONKEKS 


ROBERT  II.  NEVILLE,  Broadway  Livery 

and  Boarding  Stables,  No.  78  North  Broadway,  Yonkers, 
N.  Y.  Prompt  and  Reliable  Service.  Telephones  53  A 
and  53  B.  The  boarding  and  livery  stable  business  car- 
ried on  in  this  city  by  Mr.  Robert  H.  Neville  was  founded 
by  his  father  many  years  ago.  Mr.  Neville  is  a  native  of 
this  town,  and  has  been  for  years  considered  as  one  of  its 
esteemed  business  men  and  citizens.  Mr.  Neville's 
father  had  succeeded  in  building  up  a  business  which 
compared  favorably  with  that  of  any  similar  establish- 
ment in  Yonkers,  and  when  he  took  hold  of  it  in  1880  he 
resolved  to  surpass  all  competitors,  and  we  don't  know 
but  what  in  many  things  he  has  succeeded,  for  he  now  is 
is  obliged  to  keep  eight  men,  thirty  horses  and  hundreds, 
of  vehicles  of  all  sorts  to  cater  to  the  tastes  of  his  trade, 
which  comprise  people  in  all  stations  and  walks  of  life. 
Mr.  Neville'sstables  take  up  three  floors,  each  50x100  feet 
in  dimensions,  so  that  [5,OOQ  square  feet  of  space  are 
available.  Parties  who  enjoy  an  occasional  drive,  and 
who  do  not  need  a  horse  often  enough  to  own  one  them- 
selves will  lind  Mr.  Neville  well  equipped  in  steeds, 
which  he  lets  out  with  fine  carriages,  buggies,  phaeton*, 
surreys,  dog  carts,  or  any  vehicle  desired.  Hacking  is  a 
specialty  of  the  house,  and  all  orders  received  by 
mail  or  telephone  will  be  p-omptly  attended  to.  We 
are  pleased  to  recommend  this  highly  model  livery  sta- 
ble to  the  attention  and  favorable  consideration  of  our 
readers. 


HERMAN  KATZNOLSON,  Artist  Tailor, 

and  Cutler,  27  Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Cleaning 
and  Repairing  Neatly  Done  at  Reasonable  Prices.  There 
is  no  doubt  but  what  custom  clothing  is  the  only  proper 
kind  to  wear,  for  it  really  is  deplorable  to  see  how  ill 
fitting  and  poorly  made-up  some  of  the  ready  made 
clothing  is  nowadays.  Half  of  it  is  stamped  by  a  stand- 
ard size  die,  which  is  supposed  to  fit  either  Tom,  Dick  or 
Harry,  if  they  all  three  happen  to  measure  the  same 
down  the  leg  and  round  the  waist.  The  sleeves,  collar 
and  other  parts  of  the  garment  are  supposed  to  come  in 
all  right.  The  clerk  who  is  trying  to  get  rid  of  the  suit 
will  say  so  at  all  events,  and  will  smile  at  you  as  he  rubs 
his  hand  down  yonr  back  and  tells  you  it  fits  all  right. 
You  buy  the  garment,  and  when  you  realize  that  you 
haven't  got  a  "fit"  after  all,  you  reso  ve  that  you  never 
will  buy  ready  made  clothing  again,  and  you  are  sensi- 
ble when  you  come  to  that  conclusion.  True,  it  costs  a 
little  more  for  custom  clothing,  (still  not  much),  but  you 
have  the  extreme  delight  of  being  comfortably  dressed 
in  a  suit  expressly  made  for  you,  and  not  someone  who 
has  a  build  somewhere  like  yours  within  a  mile  or  two. 
Mr.  Katznolson  is  the  tailor  to  visit  when  you  want 
tailor  made  suits  or  pants.    His  prices  are  low  always. 


WILLIAM  PIERPOINT,  Provision  Dealer, 

No.  31  Main  Street,  also  Proprietor  of  the  Westchester 
Fertilizing  Works  at  Silver  Springs,  office  on  Mills  Street, 
Yonkers,  N.  Y.  As  may  be  seen  from  the  heading  of 
our  article  on  Mr.  Pierpoint,  he  is  identified  with  two  en- 
terprises. His  meat  establishment  in  our  midst  is,  of 
course,  well  known,  for  it  was  founded  in  the  year  1875, 
and  during  the  sixteen  years  which  have  elapsed  since 
that  date,  it  has  had  ample  time  to  make  itself  well 
known  and  favorably  thought  of  by  the  meat  consum- 
ing members  of  this  community.  We  need  say  nothing 
in  its  favor,  therefore,  unless  it  be  to  the  new  comers  in 
our  city.  To  such  we  wish  to  furnish  the  information 
that  Mr.  Pierpoint  conducts  a  model  market.  Choice 
cuts  of  all  kinds  of  fresh  meats  are  constantly  cut  up  in- 
to the  various  steaks  and  roasts  which  keep  the  machin- 
ery of  life  going,  and  patrons  of  this  establishment  have 
learned  that  low  prices  are  the  only  prices  quoted  here. 
Mr.  Pierpoint's  Westchester  Fertilizer,  or  Plant  Food, 


consists  in  a  preparation  of  guana  and  bone  flour,  put  up 
expressly  for  pot  and  garden  plants,  and  has  been  tried 
and  approved  by  many  of  our  leading  rose  growers  and 
florists  in  England  and  America.  The  gardener!  of  such 
men  as  Jay  Gou'd,  Van  Courtland,  J.  \\.  Colgate,  J.  D. 
Wood,  J.  Knapper  and  others  recommend  it  highly. 
Try  a  sample  of  it. 


E.   LONGBOTHAM,   Fiah,    Oysten  an  1 

Clams,  26  North  Rroadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Telephone 
Call  No.  228.  It  is  considered  as  one  of  the  axioms  of 
business  that  excellent  goods  can  always  be  ob'ained  by 
those  who  are  willing  to  pay  for  them,  but  as  a  matter 
of  fact  this  does  not  invariably  prove  to  be  the  case,  for 
there  is  doubtless  not  one  among  our  readers  but  what 
has  found  difficulty  at  times  in  securing  first-class  goods 
at  any  price.  Take  it  in  the  matter  of  fish  alone,  and 
every  erperienced  purchaser  knows  that  there  are  deal- 
ers who,  while  quoting  the  highest  market  rates,  still  do 
not  handle  really  first-class  goods,  excepting  occasion- 
ally. On  the  other  hand  there  are  some  who  follow  an 
opposite  pol  cy.  and  among  these  must  justly  be  placed 
Mr.  K.  Longbotham,  for  he  spares  no  pains  to  supply 
his  customers  with  the  choicest  goods  obtainable,  and  at 
the  same  time  emotes  prices  which  will  compare  very 
favorably  with  those  of  dealers  by  no  means  so  careful 
in  this  respect.  Mr.  Longbothani  began  his  present 
business  here  in  [885,  and  has  built  up  a  thriving  and 
desirable  trade.  He  is  a  native  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and 
the  store  occupied  at  No.  26  Broadway,  comprise  in  size 
16x60  feet,  and  the  stock  on  hand  comprises  all  kinds  of 
fresh  fish,  lobsters,  oysters  and  clams,  salt,  smoked  and 
canned  fish;  pure  cod  liver  oil  being  made  a  specialty 
of.  It  i«>  safe  to  say  that  when  Mr.  Longbotham  cannot 
supply  a  certain  artie'e  in  the  line  of  fish,  it  is  not  to  be 
had  in  the  Yonkers  market,  and  it  is  also  safe  to  assert 
that  at  110  establishment  in  the  town  is  better  value 
given  for  money  received. 


CITY  STEAM  LAEXDKY,  Cor.  Paligade 

Avenue  and  Elm  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  P.  N.  Jacobus, 
Proprietor.  We  sometimes  hear  people  say  they  can't 
afford  to  send  their  clothes  to  a  public  laundry,  but  in 
the  majority  of  such  cases  if  the  matter  were  accurately 
figured  out  it  would  be  found  that  as  a  matter  of  fact  they 
can't  afford  to  have  their  washing  done  at  home,  if  they 
did  but  know  it.  Everybody  knows  how  "wash  day" 
upsets  the  average  family,  making  a  vast  amount  of 
extra  work,  causing  ever}'  one  to  feel  uncomfortable,  and 
filling  the  house  with  steam  and  bad  odors:  and  many 
know  that  physicians  trace  many  a  serious  case  of  sick- 
ness to  this  "economical''  practice,  which  thus  saves 
laundry  bills,  and  gives  the  doctors  a  chance  to 
make  a  dollar.  Those  who  patronize  a  laundry  have 
one  solid  satisfaction  at  all  events — they  know  just  what 
this  washing  is  going  to  cost  them,  and  that  is  much 
more  than  can  be  said  of  those  who  consume  fuel,  and 
hire  help  to  expose  their  families  to  sickness,  and  after 
all  don't  attain  such  satisfactory  results  as  are  assured 
to  all  sending  their  goods  to  a  first  class  public  establish- 
ment, as  for  instance  the  City  Steam  Laundry,  located 
corner  of  Palisade  Avenue  and  Elm  Street.  Mr.  P.  N. 
Jacobus,  the  present  proprietor,  succeeded  Mr.  G.  E. 
Kenochan,  in  1889.  The  gentleman  in  question  is  a 
native  of  Newton,  N.  J.,  and  has  many  friends  in  this 
city.  The  premises  in  use  are  50x50  feet  in  size  and  are 
equipped  with  the  latest  improved  apparatus,  which 
not  only  insures  the  work  thoroughly  done,  but  enables 
Mr.  Jacobus  to  quote  very  low  rates.  No  defective  work 
is  knowingly  allowed  to  leave  the  laundry.  Employment 
is  given  to  twelve  competent  assistants,  and  the  largest 
orders  can  be  executed  at  very  short  notice  when  the 
occasion  requires. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


3  J 


YONKERS  PAINTING  &  DECORATING 

Co.,  Fine  and  Ordinary  Paper  Hangings,  from  Selected 
Designs,  Paints,  Oils.  Varnishes,  Dry  Colors,  Etc.,  Re- 
lief Decorations  and  Room  Mouldings,  Oil-Stucco  and 
Intericr  Decorations  a  specialty,  Agents  for  Caiman's 
Elastic  Spar  Varnish,  23  Warburton  Avenue,  Yonkers, 
N.  Y.  Everybody  kuovvs  how  much  well  painted  houses 
and  signs  add  to  the  appearance  of  any  city  or  town, 
and  it  is  a  safe  rule  to  judge  of  the  prosperity  and  intel- 
ligence of  a  community  by  the  degree  of  care  exercised 
in  keeping  its  buildings  up  to  the  standard.  Intelligent 
people  know  that  paint  is  at  least  as  useful  as  it  is  orna- 
mental, and  that  the  surest  way  to  keep  a  house  in  sound 
condition  is  to  see  that  its  wood-work  is  well  protected 
by  paint  at  all  times.  In  this  connection  we  may  fit- 
tingly call  attention  to  the  facilities  possessed  by  the 
Yonkers  Painting  and  Decorating  Co. ,  in  the  execution 
of  all  orders  for  house,  sign  and  ornamental  pointing  of 
all  kinds,  for  such  work  is  done  the  most  cheaply  where 
it  is  done  the  most  skillfully.  The  Yonkers  Painting 
and  Decorating  Company  employ  twenty  skilled  assist- 
ants, and  the  results  attained  will  bear  the  closest  exam- 
ination, and  the  most  severe  comparison  with  the  work 
of  any  competent  painters,  for  they  use  good  stock, 
spare  no  pains  to  apply  it  to  the  best  advantage,  and 
make  no  exorbitant  charge*,  their  terms  being  as  low 
as  is  consistent  with  the  methods  employed.  The 
Yonkers  Painting  and  Decorating  Co.  was  established 
in  1889,  the  individual  members  being  Messrs.  Louis 
Jungman.  Charles  Swedberg,  Michael  J.  Sullivan  and 
William  Reed.  The  premises  utilized  by  these  gentle- 
men are  located  at  No.  23  Warburton  Avenue,  and  con- 
tain a  large  and  varied  stock  of  fine  and  ordinary  paper 
hangings,  paints,  oils,  varnishes,  dry  colors,  etc.,  as  well 
as  relief  decorations  and  room  mouldings.  Oil-stucco 
and  interior  decorations  being  made  a  specialty.  We 
have  no  hesitation  in  assuring  complete  satisfaction  to 
all  who  may  avail  themselves  of  the  service  of  the  com- 
pany under  consideration,  both  as  regards  the  quality  of 
the  work  and  the  rost  of  the  goods  dealt  in.  All  work 
entrusted  into  tiie  care  of  this  company  is  executed  un- 
der the  personal  supervision  of  one  of  the  members  of 
the  firm,  which  is  a  guarantee  of  its  fine  work  and 
finish,  only  skilled  workmen  being  employed.  The 
firm  can  refer  patrons  to  a  list  of  prominent  residences 
in  this  city  in  which  it  has  executed  truly  artistic  work. 


HENRY  V.  DOYLE,  Upholsterer,  Furni- 

ture  repaired  and  finished,  Carpets*  and  Mattings  cut, 
fitted  and  laid,  Hair  Mattresses  made  over,  steamed  and 
purified  by  the  use  of  the  latest  and  most  approved  New 
Machinery.  Feather  Beds  and  Pillows  made  and  Moths 
destroyed  by  Steam,  47  Dock  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 
Mr.  Henry  V.  Doyle  is  a  native  of  Yonkers,  and  has  car- 
ried on  his  present  business  here  since  1884.  He  is  an 
upholsterer,  and  is  fully  competent  to  undertake  the  up- 
holstering, repairing  and  finishing  of  furniture  in  the 
latest  and  most  approved  style.  He  is  a'so  prepared  to 
execute  orders  for  cutting,  fitting  and  layiug  carpets, 
mattings,  etc.,  at  short  notice  and  at  very  reasonable 
rates  ;  in  fact,  his  prices  for  all  work  in  every  depart- 
ment of  his  business  are  as  low  as  the  lowest.  Mr. 
Doyle's  shop  is  located  at  No.  47  Dock  street,  and  is  of 
the  dimensions  of  28x20  feet.  Employment  is  given  to 
four  thoroughly  competent  assistants,  and  all  work  en- 
trusted to  Mr.  Doyle  is  assured  execution  that  will  prove 
entirely  satisfactory  to  customers.  A  specialty  is  made 
of  making  over,  steaming  and  purifying  hair  mattresses, 
in  a  superior  manner,  with  the  usage  of  the  steam  pro- 
cess, and  Mr.  Doyle  is  ready  to  give  the  closest  atten- 
tion to  all  orders  left  at  his  shop,  and  to  guarantee  that 
no  misrepresentation  will  be  made  in  any  respect. 


WASHINGTON   MARKET,  Hartshorn  & 

Ingham,  Dealers  in  Beef,  Veal,  Mutton,  Lamb  and 
Pork,  also  Poultry,  Game  and  Fish,  20-22  North  Broad- 
way, Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Fruits  and  Vegetables  of  all 
kinds  in  their  season.  Riverdale  customers  serv* d  by 
wagon  daily.  Telephone  call  66.  The  enterprise  con- 
ducted by  Messrs.  Hartshorn  &  Ingham,  and  known  as 
the  "Washington  Market,"  is  well  worthy  of  interest 
and  inspection,  as  there  is  not  a  similar  establishment 
in  this  town  ;  more  entirely  reliable  or  more  capable  of 
serving  the  public  to  the  host  advantage.  Operations 
were  begun  here  by  the  firm  in  question  in  1884.  The 
firm  is  composed  of  Mr.  F.  O.  Hartshorn  and  Mr.  W.  H. 
Ingham.  Both  gentlemen  are  natives  of  New  York 
State,  and  they  are  very  well  known  in  this  section. 
The  premises  occupied  are  located  at  Nos.  20  and  22 
North  Broadway,  and  are  50x80  feet  in  size,  and  contain 
a  fine  stock  of  meats,  comprising  beef,  veal,  mutton, 
lamb  and  p^rk,  and  also  poultry,  game  and  fish,  fruits 
and  vegetables  are  also  carried,  end  a  fine  variety  is 
offered  in  their  season.  Employment  is  given  to  15 
assistants  and  customers  may  depend  upon  receiving 
prompt  attention,  and  of  having  orders  filled  and  de- 
livered promptly.  Only  choice  articles  are  offered,  and 
they  may  be  had  at  prices  that  will  compare  favorably 
with  the  lowest  market  rates. 


H.  P>.  JONES,  Commission  Merchant,  Yonk- 
ers, N.  Y.  Butter  and  Eggs  a  specialty.  Mr.  H.  B. 
Jones  is  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  is  veiy  generally 
known  in  business  and  social  circles  throughout  this 
section,  he  having  carried  on  operations  here  for  nearly 
thirty  years.  During  the  first  quarter-centui  he  was 
in  the  grocery  trade,  but  since  1888  he  has  carried  on  a 
wholesale  commission  business  in  country  produce, 
making  a  leading  specialty  of  butter  and  eggs.  The 
premises  utilized  by  him  comprise  two  floors,  each  25x 
50  feet  in  dimensions,  and  always  contain  a  very  heavy 
and  complete  stock,  which  is  constantly  being  renewed; 
Mr.  Jones  being  thus  in  a  position  to  fill  all  orders  with- 
out delay,  and  to  furnish  goods  of  standard  merit  at  the 
lowest  market  rates.  His  promptness  in  making  re- 
turns especially  commends  h'm  to  producers,  and  the 
care  he  shows  in  protecting  their  interests  has  given  him 
a  standing  among  them  which  enables  him  to  choose 
from  the  most  advantageous  sources  of  supply,  and 
cater  successfully  to  the  most  critical  trade,  especially 
as  regards  butter  and  eggs. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  A/EN  OE  YONKERS 


CITIZENS'  NATIONAL  BAKE,  Getty- 

Square,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  Citizen*  National  Bank 
has  made  a  record  since  its  incorporation  in  1873,  that 
makes  its  name  serin  singularh  app  opriate,  for  the 
bank  has  been  nianngod  on  broad  .ni  l  liberal  principles 
from  the  very  fiist.the  interests  of  the  citizens  as  a 

whole  being  thereby  greatly  promoted,  while  those  of 
the  bank  have  also  been  greatly  advanced  by  the  popu- 
lar Confidence  and. good  will  which  such  ;i  policy  is  sure 

to'create.  Not  that  the  principles  of  management  have 
been  or  are  lax  in  the  least.  On  the  contrary,  the  Citi- 
zens' National  Hank  adheres  strictly  to  conservative 
methods,  never  going  outside  the  bounds  of  purely 
legi'imate  banking,  and  al  ways  placing  the  maintenance 
of  the  absolute  solvency  of  the  institution  far  beyond 
any  other  consideration,  but  the  management  is  pro- 
gressive as  well  as  c  >mervative  and  offers  a  service  ad- 
mirably adapted  to  the  demands  of  the  present  day, 
comprehensive  in  its  scope  and  prompt  and  efficient  in 
its  action.  The  hank  has  a  capital  of  $100,000,  and  a 
surplus  of  $50,000,  and  its  financial  condition  is  excel- 
lent, the  assets  being  even  more  remarkable  for  their 
favorable  cha-aeter  than  for  their  large  comparative 
amount.  But  after  all.  the  standing  of  no  institution, 
and  particularly  of  no  financial  institution,  can  be 
accurately  judged  if  the  important  factor  of  who  is 
identified  with  it  is  left  out  of  the  reckoning,  and  it  is  a 
noteworthy  and  gratifying  fact  that  the  favorable  im- 
pression made  by  the  sound  financial  condition  of  this 
bank  is  greatly  deepened  by  the  individual  standing  of 
the  officers  and  directors,  as  all  well  informed  readers 
will  agree  after  examining  the  following  list:  President, 
C.  K.  Warms;  Vice-President.  Peter  J.  Kiting:  Cashier, 
J.  H.  Keehr;  Directors.  C.  R.  Dusenbury,  Henry  \\. 
Hicks,  Charles  K.  Waring.  E.  J.  Elting.  Peter  .1.  Biting, 
H.  J.  Andrns,  Isaac  M.  Dyckman,  William  Fred.  Law- 
rence. Andrew  Devo,  Joseph  A.  Lockwood,  Jacob 
Lefevre,  John  H.  Keeler,  Fred.  Van  Storch.  The  bank- 
ing rooms  are  located  in  Getty  Square,  and  are  very 
completely  fitted  up.  the  equipment  including  a  tire 
and  burglar  proof  vault,  the  advantages  of  which  are 
not  confined  to  the  bank,  as  it  contains  safe  deposit 
boxes  which  are  rented  to  responsible  parties  at  moder- 
ate rates,  and  which  afford  an  absolutely  secure  place 
of  deposit  for  jewelry  and  gems,  as  well  as  for  bonds, 
deeds,  wills  and  other  valuable  papers.  The  bank  re- 
cently purchased  at  a  cost  of  $32,500,  27^x100  feet  of 
the  Getty  House  building,  which  forms  its  present 
quarters. 

GEORGE    ERLING,    Confectionery,  Ice 

Cream,  Ice  Cream  Soda,  etc,  42  Warburton  Avenne, 
Vonkers,  N.  Y.  Families  and  Parties  supplied  at  Short 
notice.  This  establishment,  which  ranks  among  the 
leading  enterprises  of  its  kind  in  this  section  of  Yonkers, 
is  one  of  the  most  popular.  Confectionery  of  all  kinds, 
also  ice  cream,  ice  cream  soda,  etc.  Mr.  George  Eriing, 
the  proprietor,  established  the  business  in  1S88,  and  to 
his  superior  skill,  able  management  and  untiring  in- 
dustry is  due,  in  a  great  measnre.  the  progress  and  suc- 
cess which  has  been  attained  during  its  career.  A  large 
and  varied  stock  is  bandied,  including  confectionery  of 
all  kinds,  also  ice  cream,  soda,  etc.,  which  are  sold  at 
wholesale  to  families  and  parties,  as  well  as  at  retail.  The 
premises  utilized  are  25x75  feet  in  dimensions,  and  are 
located  at  No.  42  Warburton  Avenue.  They  are  eligibly 
located  and  filled  with  as  reliable  a  stock  as  can  be  found 
in  any  similar  establishment.  Mr.  Erling  is  a  native  of 
this  town.  He  is  enterprising  and  energetic,  and  his 
business  standing  and  general  reputation,  as  well  as  the 
liberal  manner  in  which  the  business  is  conducted  is  a 
subject  of  the  most  favorable  comment.  Three  compe- 
tent assistants  are  required  to  attend  to  the  numerous 
orders  received. 


JAMES  STANDLY,  Practical  Boittthoer 

Lame  and  interfering  horses  paid  speci"!  attention  to, 
No.  40  Main  Street.  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  horseshoeing 
establishment  conducted  bv  Mr.  Standly  at  the  above- 
address  was  founded  by  him  in  the  year  1890.  Although 
of  but  comparatively  short  standing,  it  has  already  gained 
a  reputation  for  turning  out  the  best  work  in  town,  at 
least  charges.  There  are  men  who  pretend  thev  ku«,w 
how  to  shoe  a  horse  properly,  when,  if  the  truth  were 
known,  they  know  little  or  nothing  about  it.  We  know 
how  it  is  ourselves  ;  for  instance,  supposing  we  were 
asked  to  draw  a  heavily  loaded  wagon  over  cobble 
stones  with  too  small  or  too  large,  ill-fitting  shoes,  with, 
perchance,  a  sharp  nail  or  two  sticking  into  our  feet, 
how  would  we  like  it?  The  case  is  just  the  same  with 
the  poor  dumb  beast,  and  many  a  horse  has  suffered  and 
died  from  the  excruciating  agony  endured  from  im- 
proper shoeing.  Take  your  horses  to  men  whom  vou 
are  sure  know  their  business,  then,  and  you  will  stand  a 
show  of  keeping  them  longer.  Mr.  Standly  is  a  man  we 
can  recommend  to  you.  lie  has  had  a  life  experience 
of  actual  practice  and  study  on  this  subject,  and  can 
teach  many  who  pretend  to  know  more  about  horse- 
shoing  than  he  does. 


W.  II.  GrARRI80N,  Jewelry  k  Diamonds, 

Watch  .Maker.  r>.V_,  Warburton  Avenue.  Yonkers,  X.  Y. 
It  is  perfectly  natural,  of  course,  that  buyers  of  jewelry 
should  give  the  preference  to  old  established  houses 
when  placing  their  orders,  for  it  it  is  obvious  that  great 
frauds  an-  possible  in  the  handling  of  silch  articles,  and 
although  the  integrity  of  comparatively  new  concerns 
may  not  !»•■  questioned  in  the  slightest  degree,  still  such 
linns  can  certainly  offer  no  greater  advantage  than  can 
those  of  long  standing,  and  the  probability  is  they  offer 
less.  Then  again,  a  jeweler  who  has  long  carried  on 
business  in  one  community  gets  to  know  the  tastes  of 
the  people  so  thoroughly  that  his  stock  contains  few,  if 
any,  articles  which  will  not  be  thought  desirable,  where- 
as a  dealer  who  has  not  had  the  opportunity  to  acquire 
this  knowledge  will,  of  necessity,  encumber  his  premises 
with  goods  for  which  there  is  practically  no  local  de- 
mand. A  good  idea  of  what  we  mean  by  "the  first  men- 
tioned stock  may  be  gained  by  visiiing  the  store  of  Mr. 
W.  H.  Garrison,  at  No.  5  V  ,  Warburton  Avenue,  for  the 
gentleman  carries  a  very  large  and  varied  assortment, 
and  has  an  experience  extending  over  many  years  to 
guide  him  in  catering  to  Yonkers'  patrons.  Mr.  Garri- 
son, who  is  a  native  of  Yonkers,  is  a  thoroughly  practi- 
cal watch  and  clock  maker,  and  has  been  identified  with 
his  present  establishment  since  1883.  The  stock  com- 
prises the  very  latest  novelties  in  jewelry,  diamonds  and 
watches.  Mr.  Garrison  makes  a  specialty  of  making 
old  fashioned  "stair"  clocks,  now  so  fashionable  in  the 
honies  of  the  wealthy.  These  are  also  repaired  and 
thoroughly  overhauled  when  in  need  of  it,  at  reasonable 
rates. 


MAY'S  OPERA  CIGAR  STORE,  36  War- 

burton  Avenue,  Yonkers.  N.  Y.  There  is  but  one  sure 
way  of  distinguishing  a  good  cigar,  and  that  is  to 
smoke  it,  for  in  spite  of  the  claims  of  self-styled  "ex- 
perts," we  question  if  there  be  a  man  living  who  can  in- 
fallibly judge  by  any  other  means.  Examination  will 
tell  whether  a  cigar  is  well  made  or  not,  and  whether  it 
is  well  seasoned  or  not,  but  beyond  this,  it  avails  but 
little,  and,  therefore,  the  smoker  has  one  surety  that  he 
will  not  be  imposed  upon,  and  that  is  the  reputation  of 
the  dealer  from  whom  he  buys.  Mr.  C.  F.  May  has 
long  had  the  name  of  selling  thoroughly  satisfactory 
cigars  at  moderate  prices  and  this  name  is  so  well  de- 
served that  we  feel  that  we  can  do  our  readers  no  greater 
service  than  to  call  their  attention  to  this  gentleman's 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


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establishment  at  36  Warburton  avenue,  for  here  may  be 
found  a  remarkably  complete  assortment  of  cigars,  to- 
bacco, and  smokers'  articles  of  all  kinds,  and  the  prices 
are  as  satisfactory  as  the  goods  themselves.  The  store 
is  12x50  feet  in  dimensions,  and  though  Mr.  May  only 
took  control  of  this  enterprise  in  1890,  it  is  an  old  estab- 
lished and  well  known  business,  the  present  proprietor 
having  succeeded  Mr.  John  C.  Dannerlein.  Employment 
is  given  to  two  assistants,  and  callers  are  assured  prompt 
aud  polite  attention.  Mr.  May  is  a  native  of  New  York 
City. 


PARK  HILL  LIVERY  AND  BOARDING 

Stables,  336  S.  Broadway,  Junction  of  Main  Street, 
Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Telephone  Call,  355.  Dudley  F.  Val- 
entine, Proprietor.  The  enterprise  which  Mr.  Dudley 
F.  Valentine  conducts  in  our  city,  was  established  by 
him  in  October,  1890,  and  although  it  is  of  but  compar- 
atively recent  origin,  it  enjoys  a  standing  and  patronage 
worthy  of  houses  of  much  longer  establishment  in  Yon- 
kers. Mr.  Valentine  is  well  prepared  to  meet  the  de- 
mands of  the  public,  for  he  owns  sixteen  valuable 
horses,  which  he  lets  at  very  reasonable  terms.  Coaches 
and  carriages  of  every  description  also  abound  at  his 
stables,  and  vehicles  are  furnished  for  all  occasions. 
Boarders  are  taken  and  given  the  same  care  which  the 
proprietor's  horses  receive.  Mr.  Valentine  offers  special 
inducements  in  this  connection,  and  respectfully  invites 
the  attention  of  horse  owners  who  want  to  board  out 
their  animals.  Mr.  Nathaniel  Valentine,  father  of  the 
proprietor  of  this  enterprise,  is  the  well  known  real 
estate  owner  of  that  name  in  our  city.  He  sold  the 
tract  upon  which  is  being  built  the  seminary.  We  know 
Mr.  Dudley  Valentine's  stables  to  be  a  first-class  estab- 
lishment of  its  kind,  and  hope  our  readers  will  patron- 
ize it. 

ROBERT   HARPER,  Plumbing  and  Gas 

Fitting.  City  Water  introduced.  No.  36  S.  Broadway, 
Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Telephone  314  A.  Mr.  Robert  Harper 
founded  his  business  in  the  year  1861,  and  its  subse- 
quent prosperous  growth  is  indicative  of  an  active,  able, 
and  popular  management.  The  premises  occupied  em- 
brace an  area  of  35x7.5  feet,  and  are  heavily  stocked  with 
everything  pertaining  to  the  trade.  The  work  executed 
by  Mr.  Harper  and  his  force  of  from  fifteen  to  twenty 
men  is  said  to  be  excellency  itself,  and  we  do  not  hesi- 
tate to  believe  the  saying,  for  we  know  Mr.Harperto  be 
a  skilled  and  practical  sanitary  plumber  and  general 
mechanic.  He  was  born  in  England,  but  has  resiHed  in 
this  country  the  greater  part  of  his  life.  He  is  always 
open  to  engagements  and  contracts,  and  furnishes  esti- 
mates or  plans  free  of  charge.  He  has  put  in  the 
plumbing,  gas  fitting  and  steam  heating  apparatus  in 
many  of  the  finest  business  blocks  and  private  resi- 
dences in  Yonkers.  Architects  and  contractors  seek  his 
services,  and  we  advise  our  readers  to  do  likewise  when 
they  decide  to  build.  Repairing  and  jobbing  are  done 
in  a  neat  and  prompt  way,  and  all  charges  are  moderate 
and  based  on  the  usage  of  good  material  and  the  em- 
ployment of  skilled  labor. 


M.  T.  BURNS  &  CO.,  Mouldings,  No.  38 

Nepperlian  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  This  business  was 
started  in  the  year  1889,  arjd-  it  has  succeeded  to  a  degree 
hardly  anticipated  by  the  gentlemen  in  ques'ion  them- 
selves. They  employ  about  six  men.  The  shop  com- 
prises two  floors,  each  25x50  feet  in  dimensions,  so  that 
2, 5oo  square  feet  of  flooring  is  available,  and  these  are 
utilized  to  their  fullest  capacity.  The  machinery  used 
in  the  works  is  of  the  latest  and  most  improved  make 
and  order,  and  turns  out  work  which  no  one  can  criti- 


cise. None  but  skilled  hands  manipulate  the  machin- 
ery, so  all  work  is  properly  executed..  Messrs.  Burns 
and  Croft  attend  to  all  proceedings  in  person,  and  thus 
doubly  insure  the  turning  out  of  the  best  finished 
mouldings.  These  are  made  after  any  pattern  desired, 
for  the  firm  have  all  sorts  of  knives,  and  should  a  job 
come  in  which  requires  a  special  knife,  there  are  men 
here  who  are  capable  of  grinding  their  own  knives  to 
any  shape.  To  our  readers  interested  in  mouldings  we 
recommend  the  firm  of  Burns  &  Co.  Estimates  cheer- 
fully furnished  and  a  large  stock  continually  on  hand. 
The  "  Company"  in  the  above  firm  name  is  Mr.  William 
Croft.  Both  of  the  members  are  natives  of  our  city,  and 
highly  esteemed  citizens  and  business  men. 


Fine  Footwear, 

EEEE 

GUINZBURG, 
No.  12  N.  BROADWAY,  YONKERS,  N.  Y. 

There  is  no  single  article  of  dress  which  the  average 
person  exercises  more  care  in  choosing  than  that  of  foot- 
wear, and  there  is  excellent  reason  for  this,  for  not  only 
one's  personal  appearance,  but  one's-  comfort,  also,  is 
largely  dependent  upon  the  boots  or  shoes  worn.  Those 
who  have  made  a  study  of  the  matter  assert  that  no 
two  individuals'  feet  are  exactly  alike,  there  being  cer- 
tain peculiarities  of  shape  in  every  instance,  the  same 
as  there  are  certain  peculiarities  of  feature,  which  ren- 
der every  individual  distinguishable  from  his  fellows, 
and  as  this  is  the  case  it  is  evident  that  the  only  way  to 
properly  cater  to  all  tastes  and  all  requirements  is  to  carry 
so  large  a  stock  that  the  most  varying  demands  can  be 
satisfied.  In  this  connection  we  may  properly  call  at- 
tention to  the  assortment  offered  by  Mr.  L.  Guinzberg 
at  No.  12  N.  Broadway,  for  this  is  complete  in  every 
department.  Thepremists  occupied  are  52x55  feet  in 
dime n  ions,  and  fine  foot-wear  of  all  kinds,  combining 
quality,  ease  and  comfort  can  always  be  found  here. 
Employment  is  afforded  five  efficient  assistants,  and 
prompt  and  courteous  attention  is  assured  to  all,  bottom 
prices  being  quoted  on  all  the  goods  dealt  in.  This  en- 
terprise was  established  in  1890. 


JEFFEKSON  MARKET,  L.  Busch,  Pro- 

prietor.  124  New  Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Orders 
Called  for  and  Promptly  Delivered.  The  Jefferson  Mar- 
ket in  this  city  was  founded  in  1889  by  Messrs.  Busch  & 
Bescher.  In  1891,  however,  the  present  p~  >prietor 
assumed  entire  control,  and  the  business  is  increasing 
every  day.  The  services  of  three  assistants  are  necessi- 
tated to  execute  the  regular  daily  business  of  the  mar- 
ket, and  delivery  teams  patrol  tne  territory  calling  for 
and  delivering  orders.  The  prompt  service  of  this  mar- 
ket and  the  extremely  low  prices  which  are  quoted  on 
the  best  meat  are  the  features  which  have  had  most  to 
do  with  the  high  degree  of  success  Mr.  Busch  has  met 
with,  The  choicest  cuts  of  beef,  veal,  mutton  and  lamb 
are  constantly  on  hand,  preserved  with  the  greatest  of 
care,  a  spacious  ice  box  being  used  for  this  purpose.  The 
store  is  25x50  feet  in  dimensions  and  is  always  well  kept 
and  clean.  Mr.  Busch  is  a  native  of  New  York,  and  has 
hosts  of  both  social  and  business  friends  here  and  in 
the  city.  We  invite  the  readers  of  this  work  to  place 
their  meat  orders  with  the  Jefferson  Market, 


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REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


KRED  J.  MAXEY,  Superintendent  of  the 

Singer    Sewing    Machine  Company  for  Westchester 
County,  New  York.     Office  and  Warerooms.  No.  18 
South  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  It  may  not  be  known 
to  some  of  our  readers,  that  Mr.  Singer,  the  inventor  of 
the  world  renowned  sewing  machine  which  hears  his 
name,  was  a  resident  of  our  own  city  when  he  invented 
it ;  yet  such  was  the  case,  and  our  citizens  should  be 
proud  to  boast  that  Yonkers  cradled  what  to-day  is 
one  of  the  most  gigantic  manufacturing  enterprises  of 
the  world.    It  is  an  acknowledged  fact  that  the  great 
inventor  was  obliged  to  borrow  forty  dollars  to  build 
his  first  machine,  and  some  of  our  older  residents  well 
remember  Mr.  Singer's  familiar  face  about  town.  To- 
day the  Singer  Sewing  Machine  Company  have  large 
factories  at  Elizabethport,  N.  J.,  Cairo,  111.,  South  Bend, 
Ind.,  Kilbowie  (near  Glasgow),  Scotland,  Vienna,  Aus- 
tria, and  Montreal,   Canada.     One    million  sewing 
machines  are  annually  produced  of  about  fifty  different 
varieties,  being  manufactured  to  cover  every  known 
work  where  sewing  is  needed,  both  in  the  manufactur- 
ing industries  and  domestic  arts.     It  is  estimated  that 
nearly  10,000  hands  are  employed  in  the  factories  and 
nearly  50,000  canvassers  employed  in  all  parts  of  the 
world.     This  gives  an  idea  of  the  immensity  of  this 
company  and  its  correspondingly  great  reliability.  The 
machine  in  question  is  without  a  peer,  and  it  is  a  well 
known  fact  to  those  who  are  posted  upon  such  matters, 
that  in  Yonkers  and  its  suburbs  especially,  three-fourths 
of  the  sewing  machines  used,  both  for  family  and  fac- 
tory purposes,  are  **  Singers."     All  orders  taken  by 
canvassers  in  Westchester  County  pass  through  the 
hands  and  inspection  of  Mr.  Fred  J.  Maxey,  General 
Superintendent  for  this  county.     This  gentleman  has 
been  in  the  sewing  machine  business  eleven  years,  and 
has  been  with  the  "  Singer  "  as  superintendent  for  seven 
years.    All  who  have  ever  had  dealings  with  either  him 
or  his  agents  will  testify  that  in  every  instance  the 
machine  sold  has  proved  to  be  just  as  represented,  the 
best  in  the  world.    We  counsel  such  as  have  not  bought 
this  indespen  sable  household  article  yet  to  do  so  at  their 
earliest  opportunity.     In  so  doing  they  will  save  time 
and  money,  and  the  eye-sight  of  over-worked  wives, 
mothers  or  sisters. 


T.  R.  HEINRICHS,  Real  Estate  and  Fire  In- 
surance, Room  2,  Post  Office  Building,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 
This  ably  conducted  and  popular  real  estate  and  fire  in- 
surance agency  was  established  and  is  conducted  by 
Mr.  T.  R.  Heinrichs,  one  of  the  most  popular  and  es- 
teemed young  business  men  of  Yonkers,  who  has  a 
thorough  and  practical  experience  in  the  details  of  in- 
surance and  enjoys  a  widely  extended,  liberal  and  in- 
fluential patronage,  which  has  been  secured  by  reason 
of  upright  dealings  which  have  governed  his  transac 
tionR  with  all  classes  of  customers.  He  is  prepared  to 
quote  lowest  rates  on  dwellings,  stores,  hotels,  churches, 
mills,  factories  and  stocks  of  merchandise,  household 
effects,  etc.  Further  reason  of  his  success  has  been 
that  he  represents  only  solid  and  honorably  managed 
companies  that  afford  every  safe-guard  to  poiicy  holders, 
and  invariably  promptly  meet  all  claims.  His  list 
comprises  the  following  powerful  and  reliable  corpora- 
tions, viz  :  Franklin  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  Hamburg-Bremen  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany, of  Hamburg,  Germany,  Glens  Falls  Fire  Insur- 
ance Company,  of  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y.,  Agricultural 
Insurance  Company,  of  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  and  others. 
Mr.  Heinrichs  also  assumes  the  entire  charge  of  estates, 
collecting  rents,  securing  responsible  tenants,  effecting 
repairs  in  the  most  judicious  manner  and  permanently 
maintain:ng  all  properties  placed  in  his  hands  at  the 
highest  standard  of  productive  efficiency, 


ADAM    KIRCH  DTP, 

CARPENTER  &  BUILDER, 

ELM  STREET,  COPCUTT'S  STONE  MILL, 

YONKERS,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Kirchoff  founded  his  present  enterprise  in  com- 
pany with  Mr.  Theodore  Van  Dusen,  in  the  year  1881. 
In  1888,  however,  the  latter  gentleman  retired  from  the 
firm,  and  Mr.  Kirchoff  has  since  ably  conducted  it 
alone.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  "  Queen  Anne  "  houses, 
still  private  residences  of  all  styles  of  architecture  are 
also  undertaken  by  him.  The  Post  Office  building  and 
the  Washburn  building,  in  our  city,  were  erected  by 
him.  Anybody  at  all  familiar  wiih  the  building  frater- 
nity in  Yonkers  will  rank  Mr.  Kirchotr  among  the  A-l 
builders.  Estimates  are  cheerfully  furnished  both  on  job 
and  contract  work.  Mr.  Kirchoff  employs  from  fifteen 
to  fifty  skilled  workmen,  according  to  the  contracts 
under  way.  We  cheerfully  recommend  his  services  to 
the  public. 


JOHN  EYLERS,  First-Class  Meat  Market, 

Choice  Family  Groceries,  Wines.  Liquors  and  Cigars, 
Riverdale  Avenue  and  Prospect  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 
Telephone  2-i2.  One  of  the  neatest,  best  ordered  and 
managed  meat  markets  and  grocery  stores  in  Yonkers, 
is  the  well  known  and  deservedly  popular  establishment 
conducted  by  Mr.  John  Eylers.  He  founded  it  in  the 
year  1874,  and  its  popularity  and  fast  growth  has  been 
something  remarkable.  The  store  is  50x50  feet  in 
dimensions  (or  2.500  square  feet),  and  is  nicely  fitted  up, 
clean,  neat  and  excellently  kept  in  every  respect.  A 
large  and  first-class  stock  of  both  groceries  and  pro- 
visions is  always  carried,  including  choice  S  ate  and 
Western  beef,  prime  Canada  mutt<  n,  lamb. veal  and  pork, 
also  selected  Philadelphia  poultry,  game  of  all  kinds  in 
their  season,  hams,  bacon,  salt  and  smoked  meats, 
sausages,  bolognas,  lard  and  groceries  also  in  full  assort- 
ment and  stock.  Eight  efficient  clerks  are  employed  and 
lowest  prices  prevail.  We  invite  the  readers  of  this 
work  topitronize  such  a  model  establishment.  Mr. 
Eylers  is  President  of  the  Yonkers  Bowling  Association. 


W.  BEUTLER,  Dealer  in  Dry  Goods,  No- 
tions, Ladie=»'  and  Gents'  Furnishing  Goods  and  German 
Woolen  Knitting  Yarn,  46  Riverdale  Avenue,  Yonkers, 
N.  Y.  There  is  not  a  family  in  Yonkers  but  what  is 
mor-.  or  less  interested  in  the  subject  of  dry  goods, 
notions  and  ladies'  and  gents'  fnrnishings;  we,  all  of  us, 
need  some  article  found  represented  in  one  of  these  de- 
partments, and  we  should  know  where  to  get  what  we 
•want  at  the  cheapest  price,  and  at  the  same  time  secure 
the  best  there  can  be  had.  To  those  who  do  not  already 
know  that  the  establishment  which  Mr.  William  Beutler 
conducts  is  the  best  place  to  go  to,  we  wish  to  volunteer 
the  information  that  such  is  the  fact.  Mr.  Beutler 
inaugurated  his  enterprise  nearly  twelve  years  ago,  and 
has  learned  that  the  only  way  to  succeed  in  his  business 
is  to  offer  the  public  goods  of  true  worth  at  lowest  price. 
He  has  followed  out  this  policy,  and  to-day  enjoys  a 
large  and  steadily  increasing  patronage,  which  requires 
the  assistance  of  four  clerks.  These  are  always  ready 
to  furnish  information  and  polite  attention  to  all  who 
visit  the  store,  whether  they  buy  or  not.  The  premises 
utilized  are  20x50  feet  in  dimensions,  and  contain  an 
exceptionally  fine  and  varied  assortment  of  goods  in 
both  ladies'  and  gents'  furnishings,  dry  goods  and 
notions.    Your  patronage  is  respectfully  solicited. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OP  YONKERS. 


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CHESTER  W.  NEWMAN,  Real  Estate  and 

Fire  Insurance,  34  Warburton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 
There  are  many  real  Estate  and  Fire  Insurance  Agents 
in  Yonkers,  and  it  may  be  said  that  in  no  line  of  busi- 
ness is  more  enterprise  aud  activity  shown  ;  and  no  class 
of  men  are  more  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  com- 
munity, or  more  ready  to  cooperate  in  the  furtherance 
of  any  well  advised  movement,  hiving  for  its  object  the 
advancement  of  the  public  welfare.  Among  those  giv- 
ing their  attention  to  Real  Estate  and  Insurance  matters 
in  our  city,  mention  should  be  made  of  Mr.  Chester  W. 
Newman,  having  an  office  at  No.  34  Warburton  avenue. 
Mr.  Newman  is  an  ative  of  this  S.ate,  and  f  junded  his 
present  business  in  1887.  He  is  prepared  to  discharge 
all  the  duties  incidental  to  the  conduce  of  a  first-class, 
real  estate  office,  including  the  collection  of  rents  and 
the  assumption  of  the  entire  charge  of  property  of  non- 
residents, and  those  who  do  not  wish  to  have  the  cares 
and  annoyances  inseparable  from  active  management. 
Fire  insurance  will  be  effected  at  short  notice,  and  at 
the  most  favorable  rates,  Mr.  Newman  representing  such 
standard  companies  as  the  following  :  Springfield  Fire 
Insurance  Co.,  New  York  ;  Germania  Fire  Insurance 
Co.,  New  York  ;  NationalFire  Insurance  Co.,  Hartford; 
Phoenix  Fire  Insurance  Co.,  Hartford  ;  Manchester  Fire 
Assurance  Co.  of  England  ;  Metropolitan  Plate  Glass 
Co.,  New  York. 

FOX'S  House  Furnishing  Goods  Store,  139 
New  Main  Street,  is  the  place  to  go  when  in  need  of 
Housekeeping  Articles.  Some  time  ago  the  house  re- 
ferred to  in  this  article  issued  a  circular  to  the  public, 
and  it  was  entitled  as  follows,  viz:  "Our  Promises 
Fulfilled  and  Our  Expectaions  Realized."  The  circular 
set  forth  that  when  the  above  referred  to  establishment 
was  opened  for  the  first  time  to  the  public  the  manage- 
ment had  assured  its  new  friends,  the  people  of  Yon- 
kers, that  it  would  sell  at  such  low  prices  that  they 
would  have  no  necessity  of  going  to  New  York  to  pur- 
chase house  furnishing  goods  in  the  future.  At  the  time 
it  made  such  bold  promises,  the  management  expected 
as  a  result,  to  have  a  fair  share  of  the  trade  of  this  com- 
munity, unless  it  had  a  better  liking  for  New  York  than 
for  its  pocketbook.  We  are  pleased  to  chronicle  in  our 
work  that  the  expectations  of  said  management  were 
fully  realized,  and  that  it  found  the  people  of  Yonkers 
and  vicinity  to  be  as  wise  and  economizing  as  any  other 
community,  as  is  evident  every  day  by  the  purchases 
they  make  at  its  store  and  by  the  assurances 
which  many  give  it  that  they  do  sell  cheaper  than  they 
can  buy  in  New  York.  With  these  assurances,  Mr.  Fox, 
proprietor  of  the  establishment  in  question,  doubled  the 
capacity  of  his  shelf  room  in  order  to  display  a  portion 
of  the  necessities  for  housekeeping,  such  as  coal  hods, 
fire  shovels,  furnace  scoops  and  pokers,  stove  pokers, 
lifters,  pipe,  elbows,  rings,  dampers,  stove  platforms, 
zinc,  ash  sieves,  ash  and  garbage  cans,  kerosene  oil  cans 
and  a  thousand  other  things  in  china,  crockery,  tinware, 
ironware  and  woodenware,  all  cf  which  you  are 
cordially  invited  to  inspect,  without  absolutely  being 
expected  to  purchase,  and  satisfy  yourself  that  Fox's 
house  furnishing  goods  store  at  No.  i39  New  Main  Street, 
is  the  place  to  go  to  when  in  need  of  housefurnishings. 

SICKLEY  &  DUBOIS,  New  York  Bakery, 
Bread,  Cakes  and  Pies,  Wedding  Cakes  and  all  kinds  of 
Fancy  Cakes  a  specialty,  No.  135  Main  Street,  Yonkers, 
N .  Y.  The  largest  bakery  in  Yonkers  is  the  one  con- 
ducted by  the  gentlemen  whose  names  appear  in  the 
heading  of  this  sketch.  The  enteprise  was  established  in 
the  year  1887  by  Mr.  M.  E.  Sickley,  and  in  1889  the 

E resent  firm,  composed  of  Messrs.  S,  W.  Sickley  and  J. 
«.  Dubois    assumed  control.     Both   gentlemen  are 


natives  of  Yonkers,  and  are  well  and  favorably  known 
in  this  vicinity  as  business  men  and  citizens  of  push, 
energy  and  strict  integrity.  Their  large  and  ever  in- 
creasing business  warrants  the  employment  of  ten  men. 
The  produ  tion  of  this  bakery  in  brea-1,  cake  and  pies 
cannot  be  excelled,  if  even  equalled.  None  but  the  very 
best  fl  >ur,  sugars  and  other  ingredients  are  used  in  the 
baking,  and  as  only  skilled  bakers  are  employed  it  is  not 
to  be  wondered  at  that  good  results  are  attained.  Join 
the  long  list  of  regular  patrons  which  this  model  bakery 
has  and  be  satisfied  with  your  cake,  pie  and  daily  bread, 
both  in  quality  and  price. 


BYRON  BARKER,  Artist  Photographer, 
No.  49  Warburton  Avenue,  next  door  to  the  Theatre 
Entrance,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  illustrations  of  Yonkers 
in  the  historical  sketch  were  taken  by  Mr.  Barker.  Of 
this  able  artist's  work,  however,  we  wish  to  say  more, 
for  in  compiling  this  book  on  Yonkers,  we  have  aimed 
at  giving  credit  to  true  merit  wherever  we  have 
found  it.  Speaking  more  particularly  of  the  photograph- 
ers in  this  city,  therefore,  we  are  pleased  to  credit  Mr. 
Barker  with  the  foremost  prominence  in  the  ranks  of 
those  engaged  in  his  profession.  Having  devoted  his 
entire  lifetime  in  this  branch,  it  is  not  surprising  that 
Mr.  Barker  should  have  acquired  the  high  degree  of  per- 
fection we  attribute  to  his  abilities.  Those  who  have 
lived  in  Yonkers  for  the  past  quarter  of  a  century  or 
more  will  remember  Mr.  Barker  as  in  what  was  Mr.  H. 
S.  Wyer's  studio  at  No.  16  North  Broadway,  in  this  city. 
Here  Mr.  Barker  learned  his  profession,  and  all  who 
knew  Mr.  Wyer  are  aware  that  he  was  an  artist  who 
made  his  mark  while  in  our  midst.  Mr.  Wyer  is  now 
residing  in  Nantucket,  Mass.  Young  Barker  remained 
eleven  years  with  the  gentleman  in  question,  going  to 
Iowa  with  him  for  a  year,  "  viewing.''  In  company 
with  Mr.  Herbert  Y.  Skinner.  Mr.  Barker  bought  out 
Mr.  Wyer  in  the  year  1888,  and  a  year  later  he  became 
sole  proprietor  of  the  establishment.  In  January  of  1890 
Mr.  Barker  sailed  for  Habana,  Cuba,  to  perfect  himself 
in  his  art,  in  the  world-renowned  studio  of  the  celebrated 
photo-artist  Signor  A.  Zendequi  &  Co.  Having  now 
attained  the  highest  degree  of  training  and  perfection  in 
photography,  Mr.  Barker  returned  to  this,  his  native 
town,  and  opened  his  present  studio.  It  is  50x100  feet  in 
dimensions,  is  lighted  by  electricity,  and  covers  two 
floors,  twelve  elaborately  furnished  rooms  being  utilized. 
Mr.  Barker  purchased  the  best  pharaphernalia  used  in 
the  profess  on,  and  fitted  up  his  studio  with  a  view  of 
furnishing  every  convenience  to  facilitate  operations  and 
assure  the  ease  and  comfort  of  his  patrons.  It  required 
a  great  outlay  of  money,  but  as  this  outlay  was  spent  in 
the  right  direction,  it  has  built  up  for  Mr.  Barker  a  busi- 
ness second  to  none  in  our  city. 


WM.  H.  ANDERSON,  Manufacturer  of 
Fine  Harness,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Everybody  knows  that 
11  practice  makes  perfect,''  and  as  Mr.  Anderson  has  been 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  harness  for  many  years 
he  certainly  ought  to  be  reasonably  perfect  by  this  time 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  he  has  the  reputation  of  producing 
harness  that  has  but  few  equals  and  no  superiors  in  the 
market,  and  although  he  does  not  advertise  to  sell  a 
first-class  harness  at  less  than  the  cost  of  the  stock  used 
in  its  manufacture,  it  is  conceded  by  practical  men  that  no 
concern  in  the  State  gives  more  genuine  value  for  money 
received.  He  has  every  facility  at  hand  for  the  doing 
of  custom  work  in  a  uniformly  superior  manner  and  at 
short  notice.  Experienced  workmen  are  employed,  and 
no  fancy  prices  are  quoted,  while  the  goods  are  in 
every  instance  guaranteed  to  prove  just  as  repre- 
sented. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  YONKERS. 


JOHN  J".  DEVITT, 

^PRODUCE  DEHLER.i*- 

Warburton  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


Commission  Merchandise,  Fruits,  Eggs,  Butter,  Grain,  Farm  Produce,  Etc.    Lowest  Market  Prices  Quoted. 


JOHN  J.  UEYITT,  Warburtnn  Ave.,  near  Car.  Main  St. 


THOMAS  A.  WALSH,  Druggist  and  Phar- 
macist, Getty  Square,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  This  popular 
pharmacy  occupies  the  most  prominent  and  central  posi- 
tion in  the  business  portion  of  Yonkers,  and  has  but  re- 
cently been  entirely  renovated  inside  and  out.  The  inter- 
ior forms  the  most  spacious  pharmacy  in  the  city,  as  well 
as  the  most  attractive.  Special  attention  has  been  paid  in 
the  arrangement  of  the  laboratory,  with  a  view  of  pro- 
viding every  facility  to  successfully  carry  on  the  busi- 
ness of  compounding  prescriptions.  A  French  plate 
glass  three  feet  wide  by  six  long,  facing  the  prescrip- 
tion desk,  reflects  the  entire  interior  of  the  store,  and  a 
large  portion  of  Getty  Square.  No  less  brilliant  is  the 
large  soda  water  fountain,  a  feature  in  itself,  as  it  is  the 
largest  and  handsomest  one  in  Yonkers.  Considerable 
money  was  expended  to  bring  about  these  desirable  re- 
sults, and  Mr.  Walsh  has  wished,  from  the  first,  to  give 
the  public  a  model  pharmacy,  and  a  visit  to  the  store 
will  show  how  well  he  has  succeeded.  An  able  corps  of 
assistants  render  prompt  and  courteous  attention  to 
patrons,  and  as  the  clerical  force  are  all  well  versed  in 
their  calling,  the  chance  of  mistakes  occurring  are  re- 
duced to  a  minimum.  Mr.  Walsh  manufactures  a 
cough  mixture  known  as  "  Walsh's  Wild  Cherry,  Honey 
and  Tar.:'  This  mixture  has  been  very  successfully 
used  by  hundreds  of  Yonkers'  families.  It  is  positively 
guaranteed  to  cure  all  coughs  and  colds,  and  at  this  sea- 
Bon  of  the  year  should  be  in  very  home. 


ARCHIBALD  &  CO., 

18  Main  Street,     -     -       Yonkers.  N  Y. 

DEALERS  EH 

COAL  AND  WOOD, 

Also  Hardwood  Lumber  and  Timber,  Sewer  Pipe,  Etc  . 
ARCHIBALD  DOCK,  FOOT  OF  ASH  BURTON  STREET, 

YONKERS,  N.  Y. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS.  MEN  OR  YONRERS. 


3; 


B-  M.  FOGARTY, 

Dry  Goods  &  Notions, 

13  MAIN  STREET, 

Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

This  is  an  opportune  time  to  give  a  history  of  this 
house.  Away  back  in  1876  B.  M.  Fogarty  hired 
a  small  store  on  Varick  street,  New  York  City, 
with  a  capital  of  $500,  but  a  large  amount  of 
experience  gained  in  the  service  of  such  houses  as  Lord 
&  Taylor,  James  Hearns,  Sr.,  etc.  Just  three  years  after 
opening  business  B.  M.  Fogarty  took  stock,  and,  presto, 
had  a  clear,  clean  stock  of  goods  wonh  #20,000.  Years 
passed,  and  many  a  New  York  belle  got  all  the  fixings 
necessary  to  her  makeup  at  our  well  arranged  store. 
Time  and  time  again  customers  rode  down  in  the  Sixth 
avenue  cars  away  past  Macy's,  and  the  pleasure  of  those 
days  never  will  be  forgotten.  In  the  year  1881,  with 
the  keen  eye  of  business,  B.  M.  Fogarty  opened  a  branch 
store  at  Far  Rockaway,  and  the  success  of  the  undertak- 
ing is  well  known.  Among  our  patrons  at  above  place 
we  are  proud  to  mention  :  Mrs.  Russell  Sage,  Mrs.  F.  B. 
Lord,  Mrs.  D.  Lord,  Jr..  Mrs.  D.  Lord,  Sr.,  Mrs.  Sheever, 
Mrs.  Conden,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Nelson,  Mrs.  A.  Nelson,  Mrs. 
L.  Nelson,  Mrs.  Burrell,  Mrs.  Hinckley  and  Mrs.  Heirn- 
ley,  Mrs.  Moffet,  Mrs.  Wm.  Brown,  Mrs.  H.  W.  Beek- 
man,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Brown.  Miss  Whittord,  Mrs.  G.  C. 
Rand,  Mrs.  Bracker,  Mrs.  S.  B.  Brown,  Mrs.  Thos.  F. 
Gilroy,  Mrs.  Aurbach,  Mrs.  E.  C.  LaMontague,  Mrs.  Dr. 
Curtis,  Mrs.  Minturn,  and  hundreds  of  others,  all  of 
whom  we  strove  to  please,  and  all  will,  we  are  sure,  tes- 
tify to  our  ability  to  do  so.  To  the  lad  es  of  Yonkers  we 
wish  to  say  a  visit  to  our  store  would  give  us  pleasure, 
and  as  we  can  cater  to  all  the  wants  of  the  dress  maker, 
and  keep  a  good  stock  of  notions,  it  will  save  you  trouble 
and  expense  to  do  your  shopping  at  our  store.  At  a 
great  cost  we  have  fitted  up  a  nice  retiring  room  for 
ladies  only,  in  connection  with  the  store.  Our  store  is 
cool  and  pleasant  ;  situated  in  the  Statesman  building, 
ventilated  on  both  sides,  east  and  west,  customers  have 
pronounced  it  cool  and  delightful.  Among  some  Yonk- 
ers ladies  who  were  at  one  time  patrons  of  ours  we  are 
pleased  to  mention  Mrs.  Jaffrey,  Mrs.  Farley  Clark,  Jr., 
Mrs.  Conway,  Miss  Upham  and  others.  Since  opening  in 
Yonkers  we  have  done  well.  We  find  that  low  prices 
lead,  and  as  we  never  want  to  be  undersold  it  is  our  wish 
that  if  any  article  in  the  store  strikes  you  as  being  high 
priced  just  do  us  the  favor  to  say  so.  We  propose  not 
to  be  undersold,  and  at  the  same  time  we  will  try  to 
give  the  best  value  possible.  We  have  come  to  Yonkers 
to  stay,  and  ask  the  patronage  ef  the  people  of  Yonkers 
to  help  us  do  so.  In  1890  we  closed  up  all  other  branches 
of  the  business,  and  joined  fortunes  with  the  people  of 
Yonkers.  As  soon  as  possible  we  will  get  up  a  catalogue 
of  prices,  and  send  them  to  you,  and  promise  our  best 
service  in  the  future.  Our  long  experience,  and  facili- 
ties of  buying  from  manufacturers  at  home,  and  im- 
porters who  own  factories  abroad,  t  lable  us  to  transact 
a  first  class  business.  1876,  New  York  ;  1881,  Far  Rock- 
away  ;  1890,  Yonkers,  and  we  hope  if  at  any  time  we 
make  a  mistake  you  will  tell  us  of  it.  We  want  your 
confidence  ;  we  want  your  friendship ;  we  know  our 
business,  and  won't  spare  our  best  energy  in  your  ser- 
vice, and  ask  you  to  accept  che  freedom  of  our  store. 

Respectfully, 

B.  M.  Fogarty. 


New  Patent  Steam  Camet  Hi 

AND 

FEATHER  RENOVATING  WORKS, 

20  Riverdale  Avenue, 

Near  Hudson  Street.  YONKERS,  N.  Y. 

And  3473  Third  Ave.,  near  167th  St.,  New  York. 

TELEPHONE  CAUL.  270  YONKERS.  ESTABLISHED  1887. 


Having  added  the  newest  and  most  approved 
machinery  to  my  works,  I  am  now  prepared  to 
execute  all  work  in  the  above  line  in  the  best 
possible  manner.  I  have  several  machines  adapted 
to  different  kinds  of  work,  and  can  handle  the 
heaviest  or  lightest  fabrics  without  injury.  The  atten- 
tion of  the  public  is  directed  to  the  following  statements, 
as  they  relate  to  one  of  the  greatest  inventions  of  the 
age.  Economy,  neatness  and  dispatch.  Old  carpets 
made  to  look  nearly  as  good  as  new  by  the  latest  im- 
proved machinery.  By  this  method  of  cleaning  carpets 
they  are  uniformly  beaten  their  entire  length  and 
breadth  by  revolving  flexible  whips,  which  will  not 
ir  jure  the  finest  fabric,  yet  thoroughly  expel  all  the  dust 
and  moths.  The  dust  and  dirt  as  fast'as  beaten  out  of 
the  fabric,  are  removed  from  the  compartments  where 
the  carpets  are  beaten,  by  an  exhaust  fan,  which  also 
removes  and  carries  out  of  the  room  any  moth  or 
larvae  which  may  be  beaten  out  of  the  carpet  with 
the  dust  and  dirt,  so  that  there  is  no  possibility  of 
their  settling  back  on  the  carpet.  That  carpets  should 
be  cleaned,  no  one  will  deny,  as  thorough  cleansing 
not  only  adds  tenfold  to  the  wear  of  the  carpet,  but 
also  produces  health  in  the  household.  The  sanitary 
advantages  alone  are  worth  the  price  charged.  The 
carpets  should  be  sent  to  those  who  have  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  business  gained  only  by  experience 
and  who  have  the  requisite  machinery  and  compounds 
for  executing  the  work,  and  who  are  at  the  same  time 
reliable.  Save  your  beds  and  preserve  your  health. 
Having  introduced  into  my  building  a  steam  feather, 
hair  and  furniture  renovator,  acknowledged  to  be  the 
best  in  use  f  r  the  purpose  of  disinfecting  all  moth  and 
vermin  and  their  larvae,  I  am  now  prepared  to  make 
contracts  for  disinfecting  everything  in  the  way  of  bed- 
ding and  furniture.  No  injury  to  the  finest  material ; 
furs,  piano  covers,  draperies,  and  hangings  of  all  kinds. 
This  is  the  only  renovator  of  its  kind  in  the  city,  and 
having  been  thoroughly  tested  by  physicians  and  house- 
keepers, is  pronounced  by  them  to  be  unsur  -issed  in 
doing  the  work.  It  only  needs  a  trial  to  make  it  fully 
understood  and  popular.  This  process  not  only  purifies 
and  renovates,  but  also  destroys  all  moths  and  worms, 
and  the  liability  thereto,  and  removes  the  disagreeable 
odor  so  common  to  new  feathers  and  animal  mat- 
ter contained  in  the  quills.  Beds  are  therefore  made 
wholesome,  preventing  diseases  ;  the  feathers  are  re- 
lieved from  their  matted  condition,  thereby  increasing 
their  bulk  nearly  to  one-half,  and  rendering  them 
light  and  lively,  clean  and  healthy.  The  introduction  of 
superheated  steam  is,  in  my  judgment,  the  only  effec- 
tual method  of  ridding  feathers,  hair,  and  furniture  of 
moths,  and  I  guarantee  to  accomplish  this  result  with- 
out injury  to  the  most  delicate  fabric.  My  arrange- 
ments are  such  that  I  can  renovate  beds  and  return 
them  the  same  day,  thereby  saving  all  inconvenience. 


3S 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OE  YONKERS. 


"BELL  &  CABLE,  Livery  and  Boarding  Sta- 
bles, Opposite  N.  Y.  &  N.  R.  R.  Depot,  Nos.  12  and  14 
Hudson  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Telephone  Call 
289.  Horses  and  Carriages  at  all  Hours,  Day 
or  Night.  A  representative  establishment  in  its 
special  line  of  enterprise  is  that  of  Bell  & 
Cable's  livery  stables.  Mr.  S.  T.  Bell  was  born  in  Ulster 
County,  New  York,  and  Mr.  George  A.  Cable  was  born 
in  the  nut-meg  State,  (Connecticut).  Their  enterprise 
was  originally  founded  in  the  year  1883  by  the  firm  of 
De  Witt  &  Eddy,  the  present  proprietor  succeeding  in 
the  year  1889.  The  extensive  premises  used  as  the  sta- 
bles are  comprised  in  two  floors  which  are  50x100  feet 
in  dimensions,  thus  furnishing  10,000  square  feet  of 
available  flooring,  which  are  utilized  to  their  fullest 
capacity.  The  firm  find  it  necessary  to  retain  the  servi- 
ces of  ten  men  the  year  round  to  successfully  carry  on 
thf-ir  large  and  increasing  business.  Twenty-five  horses 
are  kept  for  livery  purposes  and  a  great  number  of 
boarders  are  accommodated.  Those  who  board  their 
horses  elsewhere  and  are  not  satisfied  with  the  way  they 
are  treated  would  do  well  to  place  them  at  Bell  &  Cable's, 
where  they  receive  humane  treatment  with  the  best  of 
feed.  Their  livery  horses  are  all  good  roadsters,  and 
any  sort  o*f  a  vehicle,  buggy,  carriage,  phaeton,  sur- 
rey, dog-cart  or  wagon  will  be  furnished  at  the 
option  of  the  customer. 


AttT  DYEING  AND  SCOU  RING  W ( )RKS, 

120  Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,550  Eighth  Ave.,  bet. 
37th  and  33th  Streets,  New  York.  Chr.  Imandt.  Cur- 
tains Refinished  by  loaandc's  Method,  Patented  June  4, 
1839.  Bacteria  or  disease  germ  and  its  growth. 
The  perspiration  leaving  the  body  is  animal  matter,  for 
as  we  all  know,  should  we  not  change  underclothing  we 
would  be  infested  with  such,  but  with  that  we  are  not 
through  with  the  bacteria, for  the  perspiration  like  steam, 
arises  through  the  underclothing  into  the  outer  clothing, 
an  I  with  the  action  of  the  air  will  ferment  and  breed 
bacteria  or  disease  germ,  so  that  if  left  undisturbed  will 


increase  manifold,  hence  disease.  Our  scientist*  and 
chemists  are  incessantly  laboring  against  bacteria, 
knowing  it  is  the  foundation  of  most  all  diseases,  as 
Prof.  Koch  is  laboring  on  consumption,  treating  it  limply 
as  bacteria,  ko  that  it  we  wear  disease  breeding  clothing 
we  must  give  up  to  the  deadly  germ.  Tne  proprietors  of 
the  Art  Dyeing  and  Scouring  Works,  having  given 
this  subject  careful  study,  are  prepared  to  clean  and 
disinfect  wearing  apparel,  blankets,  etc.,  without  injur- 
ing the  fabric;  they  are  also  the  inventors  of  Imandt's 
method  of  cleaning  and  refinishing  lace  curtains,  p  it- 
ented  June  4th,  1889,  and  January  10th,  1890.  The 
factory  is  at  190  Main  Street,  Yonkers:  New  York  office, 
500  Eighth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 


JAMES  STANLEY,  Practical  Horseshoer, 

Lame  and  Interfering  Horses  pa  d  special  attention 
to,  No.  40  Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  The  horseshoe- 
ing establishment  conducted  by  Mr  Stanley  at  the  above 
address  was  founded  by  him  in  the  year  1890.  Although 
of  but  comparatively  short  standing  it  has  already  gained 
a  reputation  for  turning  out  the  best  work  in  town,  at 
least  charges.  There  are  men  who  pretend  thev  know 
how  to  shoe  a  horse  properly,  when  if  the  truth  were 
known,  they  know  little  or  nothing  about  it.  We  know 
how  it  is  ourselves  ;  for  instance,  supposing  we  were 
asked  to  draw  a  heavily  loaded  wagon  over  cobble 
stones,  with  too  small  or  too  large,  ill-fitting  shoes,  with 
perchance,  a  sharp  nail  or  two  sticking  into  our  feet, 
how  would  we  like  it?  The  case  is  just  the  same  with 
the  poor  dumb  beast,  and  many  a  horse  has  suffered  and 
died  frooithe  excruciating  agony  endured  from  improper 
shoeing.  Take  your  horses  to  men  whom  you  are  sure 
know  their  business,  then,  and  you  will  stand  a  show  of 
keeping  them  longer.  Mr.  Stanley  is  a  man  we  can  rec- 
ommend to  you.  He  has  a  life  experience  of  actual 
practice  and  study  on  this  subject,  and  can  teach  many 
who  pretend  to  know  more  about  horseshoeing  than  he 
does. 


Historical  Sketch  of  Mt,  Vernon. 


One  of  the  most  beautiful  residence  places  among  the  suburbs  of  New  York  city,  is  to  be  found  in 
that  section  of  Westchester  county  which  embraces  the  town  of  East  Chester,  and  more  particularly  the 
village  of  Mt.  Vernon.  General  Washington  passing  through  this  district  shortly  after  his  inauguration 
as  the  first  President  of  the  United  States,  pronounced  it  the  stoniest — thereby  implying  the  most  barren — 
country  he  had  ever  visited.  Could  Washington  return  now  and  visit  the  spot  which  he  so  tersel> 
condemned  nearly  a  hundred  years  ago  he  would  be  astounded  by  the  vast  improvement  wrought  by  the 
hand  of  man.  In  place  of  poor  pastures  and  rock  dotted  fields  he  would  find  handsome  villa  plots,  with 
beautiful  undulating  lawns,  fertile  garden  spots,  and,  above  all,  a  town  aspiring  almost  to  the  dignity  of  a 
city,  throbbing  with  the  life  of  trade,  with  the  hopes,  the  ambitions,  the  enterprise,  of  a  cultured,  pro- 
gressive community. 

Naturally  the  history  of  Mt.  Vernon  is  largely  bound  up  in  that  of  th.e  township  of  East  Chester, 
of  which  to-day  it  forms  the  major  part.  This  township,  which  was  at  first  known  as  Hutchinson's,  is 
bounded  on  the  east  by  the  towns  of  Pelham  and  New  Rochelle,  from  which  it  is  separated  by  the 
Hutchinson  river  and  East  Chester  creek.  On  the  west  is  the  township  of  Yonkers  across  the  Bronx 
river,  while  the  town  of  Scarsdale  lies  to  the  north,  New  York  city,  or  that  part  of  it  included  in  the  old 
Westchester  township,  together  with  Black  Dog  Creek,  forms  the  southern  boundary.  The  tow.  ship  is 
about  seven  miles  long  and  from  a«mile  to  a  little  over  two  miles  in  breadth.  As  before  intimated  a  large 
part  of  this  territory  is  now  covered  by  the  village  of  Mt.  Vernon. 

The  situation  is  particularly  attractive,  the  ground  forming  a  succession  of  ridges,  separated  by 
beautiful  valleys,  being,  in  fact,  a  continuation  of  the  geographical  conformation  of  the  country  occupied 
by  the  neighboring  city  of  Yonkers. 

Prior  to  1664  the  possibilities  of  this  section  of  the  country  were  not  understood  or  appreciated 
by  the  white  people  who  were  already  settling  on  the  fertile  lands  bordering  the  Hudson  river,  and  it  was 
left  to  the  undisturbed  and  uncoveted  proprietorship  of  the  native  Indians.  Thomas  Pell,  who  had  been 
instrumental  in  opening  up  to  the  white  race  other  sections  of  what  is  now  included  in  the  comprehen- 
sive title  of  Westchester  County,  and  who  was  a  resident  of  Fairfield  County,  in  Connecticut,  purchased 
a  tract  of  land  in  the  section  we  know  now  as  East  Chester  in  that  year,  but  history  is  silent  as  to  the 


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price  he  paid  the  Aborigines  for  it.  In  view  of  the  great  enhancement  of  property  values  there  in  re- 
cent years  it  would  be  interesting  to  know  what  price  the  Indians  placed  upon  the  land  they  turned  over 
to  him,  but  it  is  safe  to  say  that  at  a  time  when  vast  territories,  the  value  of  which  reaches  into  the 
millions,  were  sold  for  a  few  bright  beads,  a  golden  trinket,  or  a  keg  of  rum,  the  purchase  price  did  not 
represent  a  very  extravagant  sum  Pell  appears  to  have  been  what  in  this  Nineteenth  Century  is  known 
as  a  land  boomer,  and  it  was  not  long  after  he  had  closed  his  deal  with  the  Indians,  that  a  colony  of 
people  from  his  own  home,  Fairfield,  was  installed  in  the  neighborhood  of  his  property.  It  has  been 
intimated  that  the  motive  that  induced  these  Fairfield  people  to  seek  their  new  abode  was  not  remotely 
connected  with  the  idea  or  intention  of  strengthening  the  right  of  the  "Colony  of  Connecticut  to  juris- 
diction over  territory  including  the  county  or  district  of  Westchester,  in  the  Province  of  New  York. 
However  that  may  have  been  the  immigrants  found  it  necessary  to  strengthen  their  individual  hold  upon 
their  property  in  East  Chester.     This  they  accomplished  by  propitiating  the  natives  with   money  and 


First  Street  to  Station. 


gifts  of  various  sorts,  and  by  securing  from  Richard  Nichols,  the  then  Royal  Governor  of  the  Province 
of  New  York,  a  patent  of  their  rights  in  the  *  plantations.'  " 

This  first  settlement  was  known  as  "ye  ten  farms,  or  East  Chester,"  and  when  the  above  men- 
tioned patent  was  granted  it  was  commanded  that  the  town  should  thereafter  be  known  by  the  latter 
name,  and  thus  it  is  called  to  the  present  day.  Various  privileges  were  allowed  to  the  colonists  upon 
their  taking  possession,  among  which  was  the  right  accorded  to  each  man,  to  appropriate  the  meadow 
land  "  most  convenient"  to  his  other  property,  this  being  done  in  recognition  of  the  fact  that  there  was 
so  much  undesirable  land  of  this  character  and  so  little  that  afforded  good  pasturage,  that  unless  some 
such  discrimination  were  made  a  few  would  get  all  that  was  desirable.  In  spite  of  this,  sales  and  ex- 
changes were  frequent,  and  as  in  all  communities,  the  thrifty  and  farseeing  became  possessed  in  time  of 


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the  best  pieces  of  land.  The  stony  formation  of  the  ground  being  particularly  favorable  to  the  propo- 
gation  of  rattlesnakes,  these  dangerous  reptiles  were  abundant  ;  so  much  so  that  it  was  found  expedient 
to  set  aside  one  day  every  Spring  "  to  be  improved  for  the  destroieng  of  rattelsnacks." 

What  a  change  !  The  rocky  pastures,  boggy  lands  and  snake  infested  fens  have  given  way  to  well- 
graded  streets,  beautiful  avenues,  picturesque  driveways,  wide  spreading  lawns  and  villas  of  charming 
designs. 

HOW  IT  WAS  ORGANIZED. 

The  village  of  Mt.  Vernon  was  incorporated  as  such  in  December,  1853,  and  was  the  outcome  of  a 
desire  on  the  part  of  a  body  of  men  who  wished  to  have  a  distinctive  home-spot.  The  Home  Industrial 
Association,  of  New  York  City,  was  formed  in  1850,  and  was  composed  mainly  of  laboring  men  and 
mechanics  of  the  higher  grade,  self-supporting,  industrious  and  far-seeing.  At  the  head  of  this  association 
was  Mr.  John  Stevens,  who,  by  lectures  and  personal  canvassing,  awakened  an  interest  in  the  project.  He 
was  elected  president  of  the  association,  and  continued  as  such  during  its  existence.  At  the  time  the 
Home  Industrial  Association  begun  building  operations  it  numbered  1,000  members,  who  had  paid  into 
the  general  fund  sums  ranging  from  twenty-five  to  seventy-five  dollars,  and  with  the  capital  so  obtained 
some  375  acres  of  land  were  purchased  in  the  township  of  East  Chester,  which  property  is  now  located 


Fourth  Avenue,  Between  First4  and  Second  Streets,  Looking  South. 

within  the  present  limits  of  the  village  of  Mount  Vernon.  John  Stevens  and  Horace  Greeley,  the  founder 
of  the  New  York  Tribune,  were  nominated  for  the  office  of  purchasing  trustee,  Mr.  Stevens  receiving  a 
majority  of  the  votes.  In  his  hands  was  placed  a  check  dated  Nov.  1,  1850,  for  $3,400,  which  he  paid 
over,  as  part  of  the  purchase  price,  .to  the  owners  of  the  land  upon  which  the  village  was  to  be  built. 
Various  names  were  proposed  for  the  settlement,  among  those  suggested  being  :  "  Rising  Sun,"  4  Pales- 
tine," "Stevensville,"  "Columbia,"  "Washington,"  " New  Washington,"  '  New  Amsterdam,"  "Little 
New  York,"  44  Enterprise,"  "  Industrial,"  "Youngfield,"  "  Homesville,"  and  "  Monticello."  The  latter 
was  adopted  as  the  title  of  the  settlement,  but  this  name  was  subsequently  changed  to  "  Monticello  City." 
When  the  members  of  the  association  visited. the  locality  to  inspect  the  land  they  had  purchased,  Horace 
Greely  delivered  an  address  which  aroused  a  great  deal  of  enthusiasm.   This  was  in  November,  1850,  and 


MT.  VERNON  AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


toward  the  end  of  December  of  the  same  year,  it  was  found  that  in  consequence  of  "postal  difficulties" 
it  would  be  necessary  to  adopt  some  other  name  than  that  at  first  chosen.  u  Fleetwood,"  u  Mt.  Ver- 
non "  and  "  Fairchester "  were  recommended,  Mt.  Vernon  being  finally  chosen  and  officially  adopted 

on  January  I,  1851. 

The  projectors  of  this  new  village  believed  in  ample  roadways,  and  we  find  in  their  constitution 
that  streets  measuring  sixty  feet  in  width  from  line  to  line,  the  sidewalks  being  twelve  feet  wide,  were 
made  obligatory.  The  plan  of  streets  which  still  governs  all  transfers  of  property  in  that  section  of  the 
village  in  which  lies  the  original  purchase  of  the  association,  was  drawn  up  in  1851.  The  individual  mem- 
bers were  given  deeds  for  the  lot  or  parcel  of  ground  purchased  by  them  respectively  on  the  1st  of 
November,  in  the  year  above  named.  These  deeds  were  executed  by  John  Stevens,  as  trustee,  and 
numbered  exactly  1,000.  What  is  now  known  as  the  "  Stevens  Mansion,"  a  fine  old  residence  at  the 
corner  of  6th  avenue  and  4th  street,  was  purchased  by  the  trustee.    It  was  then  called  the  "  Purdy 


Fourth  Avenue  and  Second  Street,  Looking  North. 


Mansion,"  and  was  the  most  valuable  house  located  on  the  property.  As  early  as  October  7,  1852,  three 
or  four  hundred  houses  had  been  erected,  or  were  in  process  of  erection,  upon  the  land  owned  by  the 
association,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  Home  Industrial  Association  had  been  practically  dissolved. 
Mr.  Stevens  was  presented,  as  a  mark  of  esteem,  with  a  gold  watch  and  chain,  paid  for  out  of  funds  sub- 
scribed voluntarily,  and  this  watch  is  now  in  the  possession  of  his  son.  The  last  report  made  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  association  showed  that  the  sum  of  $106,859  na-d  been  paid  in  to  the  Treasury,  this  sum 
having  been  received  in  dues  paid  by  the  members  of  the  organization,  and  from  sales  of  property  owned 
by  it.  All  but  $25,000  of  this  amount  represents  the  original  cost  of  the  property  purchased  by  the 
association,  and  the  necessary  expenses  attending  the  conduct  of  its  business.  The  small  balance  referred 
to  above  was  expended  in  grading  and  draining  the  property. 


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THE  GROWTH  OF  THE  VILLAGE. 

At  the  time  of  its  incorporation,  in  1853,  the  village  had  a  population  of  1,370.  The  village  was 
governed  by  a  Board  of  Trustees,  of  which  Joseph  S.  Gregory  was  the  first  President.  He  only  served 
from  March,  1854,  to  July  of  the  same  year,  when  he  resigned  and  was  succeeded  by  Thomas  Jones.  The 
earlier  Presidents  were  appointed  by  the  Board,  but  in  1863,  under  the  amended  charter  the  office  became 
an  elective  one.  The  first  President  under  the  new  system  was  David  Quackenbush,  his  term  of  service 
lasting  for  one  year.  In  1870  the  charter  was  again  amended,  increasing  the  term  of  the  President's  office 
from  one  to  two  years,  and  Edward  Martin,  who  was  serving  at  that  time,  was  re-elected.  Since  1870  no 
change  has  been  made  in  the  system  of  selecting  public  officials. 


Fourth  Avenue  and  Second  Street,  Looking  South. 


The  founders  of  Mt.  Vernon  builded  better  than  they  knew.  To  their  early  efforts  must  be 
ascribed  the  beautiful  dwelling  place  which  now  contains  the  beautiful  homes  of  hundreds  of  New  York's 
successful  business  men,  who  have  found  in  Mt.  Vernon  what  its  projectors  planned,  a  charming  and 
refined  retreat.  If  there  is  any  suburban  spot  where  can  be  found  the  repose  of  rural  life,  combined  with 
the  advantages  of  city  life,  that  spot  is  certainly  Mt.  Vernon.  It  possesses  marked  natural  opportuni- 
ties, and  is  linked  to  the  Great  Metropolis  by  a  railway  service  which  is  not  excelled  by  that  possessed  by 
any  other  community  in  the  United  States. 

Mt.  Vernon's  progress  in  the  past  decade  has  been  a  marvelous  and  a  healthy  one.  It  is  in  no 
sense  a  "  boom-town."  Its  present  property-owners  are  conservative  and  united  in  a  desire  to  make  the 
village  all  that  good,  government  and  straightforward  citizenship  can  procure.  The  people  who  administer 
its  affairs  are  ably  seconded  by  the  residents,  so  that  the  best  interests  of  the  community  are  subserved. 


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MT.  VERNON  AND  ITS  POINTS  OP  INTEREST. 


An  indication  of  its  growth  is  afforded  by  a  comparison  of  the  census  of  1883  and  1890.  Ten  years 
ago  Mt.  Vernon  possessed  but  t,i6i  inhabitants,  now  its  population  is  13,000.  The  village  has  been 
stretching  out  and  taking  in  adjacent  settlements,  and  its  authorities  are  now  discussing  a  proposition  to  annex 
other  districts  in  the  township,  and  it  is  also  under  consideration  to  apply  for  a  city  charter.  The  local 
Board  of  Trade  has  been  active  in  this  matter,  and  recently  appointed  a  committee  to  consider  an  exten- 
sion of  the  village  boundery  lines,  with  a  view  to  taking  in  a  considerable  portion  of  the  adjacent  territory. 
It  is  proposed  to  place  the  Greater  Mt.  Vernon  under  a  form  of  city  government.  While  this  plan  has 
not  as  yet  been  approved  by  the  majority  of  those  interested  directly,  the  movement  has  already  assumed 
such  shape  that  it  seems  inevitable  that  in  course  of  time,  if  not  in  the  immediate  future,  Mt.  Vernon 
will  become  a  city.    Many  of  its  most  conservative  residents  expect  an  early  fulfillment  of  this  promise- 

MOUHT  "VERHON'S  CHURCHES,  SCHOOLS  AND  SOCIETIES. 

In  the  possession  of  churches,  schools  and  public  institutions  Mt.  Vernon  is  especially  happy. 
But  ten  years  ago  the  records  show  there  were  only  "four  churches  and  a  few  private  schools."  At  the 
present  time  there  are  upwards  of  twelve  churches,  including  the  principal  denominations. 

Most  admirable  is  the  school  system.  It  is,  of  course,  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Township  of 
East  Chester,  but  as  Mt.  Vernon,  by  reason  of  its  wealth  and  population,  constitutes  the  major  part  of 
the  township,  its  schools  reflect  the  refinement  and  culture  of  the  people  of  the  "  Mount."  In  the  vil- 
lage of  Mt.  Vernon  are  two  school  districts  known  as  No.  4  and  No.  5.  The  former  contains  four 
schools,  and  the  latter  one.  There  is  one  other  school  in  the  Chester  Hill  district.  This 
is  an  independent  school  district.  It  may,  perhaps,  be  considered  unfortunate,  or  at 
least  undesirable,  that  the  different  school  districts  should  be  under  the  administration 
of  independent  boards,  and  there  is  in  the  community  a  growing  feeling  that  the  public 
schools  of  the  place  should  be  under  the  management  of  one  general  Board  of  Education.  School  Dis- 
trict No.  4  includes  the  larger  part  of  the  village.  It  has  two  grammar  and  three  primary  schools. 
School  No.  1  is  of  an  advanced  grade,  the  curriculum  of  the  higher  classes  being  the  same  as  that  pur- 
sued in  the  first  year  of  an  academic  course.  An  investigation  of  the  system  pursued  in  these  schools 
leads  to  the  conclusion  that  the  very  best  methods  are  employed  ;  that  the  corps  of  teachers  is  all  that 
could  be  desired  ;  that  the  pupils  are  apt,  bright  and  healthy  looking  ;  that  they  are  not  pushed  beyond 
their  natural  mental  abilities  ;  that  promotions  are  made  carefully  ;  that  the  best  and  most  sensible  of 
modern  hygienic  and  sanitary  systems  are  employed  ;  that  light  and  ventilation  are  carefully  attended  to; 
in  fact,  that  the  administrations  of  the  schools  of  Mt.  Vernon  have  left  nothing  undone  that  will  con- 
tribute to  the  welfare  of  its  school  children.  In  School  District  No.  5,  some  of  the  foreign  languages 
are  taught,  and  while  this  is  not  attempted  in  the  larger  district  (No.  4),  much  attention  is  there  given  to 
the  teaching  of  vocal  music,  in  which  the  pupils  are  well  advanced.  Attached  to  School  No.  1,  in  the 
4th  District,  is  a  public  library  containing  4.58  >  volumes,  consisting  chiefly  of  standard  literature. 

Regarding  the  character  of  the  educational  facilities  of  Mt.  Vernon  a  few  words  from  the  report 
of  the  Trustees  for  the  year  ending  October  1,  1891,  will  give  the  reader  a  clear  conception  of  its  high 
degree  of  excellence  :  "  The  schools  of  our  district  have  prospered  during  the  year.  Teachers  have 
thoroughly  performed  their  arduous  duties,  and  the  consequent  effects  may  be  seen  in  the  degree  of 
culture,  as  also  the  order  and  decorum  observed  by  scholars.  *  *  *  We  have  been  favored 
with  excellent  teachers.  Each  not  only  eminently  qualified  for  imparting  instruction,  but  carrying  into 
the  work  a  full  sense  of  the  responsible  nature  of  their  duties,inculcating  by  kindness  in  methods  of 
discipline,  and  high  moral  example  a  regard  for  noble  ambition  and  true  principles  in  the  minds  of  their 
pupils.  We  should  accord  them  great  praise.  *  *  *  Our  schools  are  over-crowded  with 
pupils.  We  started  this  month  with  103  new  scholars — at  the  lowest  rate  per  capita  as  cost  of  teaching 
— and  we  have  the  lowest  average  cost  $3,545 — you  will  perceive  that  increase  of  pupils  demands  an  ad- 
dition to  our  financial  budget  of  $3,500,  for  the  tuition  of  those  extra  scholars.  Money  expended 
judiciously  for  educational  purposes  is  wisely  utilized." 


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Mt.  Vernon  possesses  a  large  number  of  social  and  religious  organizations,  including  a  nourishing 
branch  of  the  Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union.  There  is  also  a  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion, which  has  a  large  membership.  The  Association  has  a  fine  hall  in  Fourth  avenue,  which  is 
equipped  and  governed  in  a  manner  to  attract  the  youth  of  the  place,  and  induce  them  to  take  advan- 
tage of  the  opportunities  for  improvement  it  offers.  Connected  with  the  Physical  Department,  in  which 
classes  for  instruction  are  held  on  several  evenings  each  week,  is  a  fine  gymnasium  and  a  bowling  alley, 
in  which  young  men  can  find  plenty  of  healthful  and  improving  recreation.  The  Young  Men's  Catholic 
Association  is  also  a  vigorous  institution  that  is  well  patronized  by  the  youth  of  that  faith,  and  affords 
them  many  opportunities  for  intellectual  and  physical  culture.  The  Free  Masons,  Odd  Fellows  and  other 


Fourth  Avenue,  Between  First  and  Second  Streets,  Looking  North. 


fraternal  and  benevolent  societies  are  well  represented.  In  the  National  Guard  of  the  State  of  New 
York  Mt.  Vernon  is  represented  by  the  Eleventh  Separate  Company  of  infantry.  The  village  contains 
a  number  of  banks  and  banking  institutions,  among  which  may  be  mentioned  the  National  Bank  of  Mt. 
Vernon,  the  National  Bank  of  New  Rochelle,  the  East  Chester  Savings  Bank,  and  the  People's  Bank 
of  Mount  Vernon. 

CHESTER  HILL. 

One  of  the  finest  spots  within  the  limits  of  the  village  of  Mt.  Vernon,  is  Chester  Hill,  which  district 
was  annexed  about  two  years  a<jo.  Within  that  time  building  operations  and  general  improvements  have 
been  actively  pushed,  and  the  section  is  now  laid  out  in  broad  streets  and  avenues,  well  paved,  graded 
and  lighted.  The  handsome  villas  and  stately  residences  of  many  of  Mt.  Vernon's  wealthiest  and  most 
solid  citizens  are  found  here.  Chester  Hill  is  an  ideal  residence  place,  not  only  on  account  of  the  natural 
advantages  of  its  position  and  the  beauty  of  its  surroundings,  but  because  of  the  careful  restrictions  that 
are  laid  upon  purchasers  of  property  to  prevent  the  invasion  of  any  objectionable  features.  The  archi- 
tecture of  the  buildings  is  in  the  highest  style  of  modern  art,  and  everything  about  them  indicates  the 
wealth  and  refinement  of  the  people  who  reside  in  this  favored  locality. 


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MT.  VERNON  AND  ITS  POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


WATER  AND  SEWAGE. 

The  village  of  Mount  Vernon  has  an  excellent  water  service,  the  supply  being  obtained  partly 
from  artesian  wells,  and  partly  from  the  Hutchison  river.  The  average  pressure  is  forty  pounds  to  the 
square  inch,  which  admits  of  the  application  of  water  power  to  the  running  of  machinery  in  all  of  the 
minor  manufacturing  industries  of  the  place.  The  pumping  station  and  reservoir  are  located  at 
Felhamville,  and  from  here  the  water  is  conveyed  to  a  stand-pipe  100  feet  high,  situated  on  the  east  side 
of  the  village  and  is  thence  distributed  throughout  Mt.  Vernon.  The  water  service  was  established  five 
years  ago  as  a  private  enterprise,  and  such  it  still  remains. 


Fourth  Avenue,  Between  First  and  bECOND  Streets,  East  Side. 

Two  years  since  the  sewage  system  was  inaugurated.  The  drainage  is  toward  Pelham  bay,  and 
no  town  is  more  favored  by  natural  conditions  in  respect  to  its  drainage  than  Mt.  Vernon.  There  is  a 
fall  from  125  to  150  feet  in  the  land  between  the  village  and  the  bay,  and  there  is  consequently  no  dan- 
ger of  backing  up  of  the  sewage  to  spread  contagion  and  sickness  by  the  effluvia  arising  from  it. 

FIRE  AHD  POLICE  DEPARTMENTS. 

The  Fire  Department  is  a  volunteer  organization,  but  well  equipped  and  well  drilled,  as  becomes  a 
body  having  the  protection  of  so  much  valuable  property  as  is  contained  in  Mt.  Vernon,  under  its  care. 
It  is  under  the  direction  of  a  Board  of  Fire  Wardens,  who  have  complete  control,  and  can  compel  the  ser- 
vice of  any  citizen  to  assist  in  extinguishing  a  fire.  The  fire  apparatus  consists  of  a  steam  engine  of  the 
most  approved  pattern,  and  a  number  of  hand  engines,  hook  and  ladder  trucks  and  hose  carriages,  which 


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are  furnished  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  The  Chief  Engineer,  his  assistants  and  the  Foremen  of  the 
several  companies  are  appointed  by  the  Board.  The  number  of  members  in  each  company  is  about  sixty, 
which  is  the  full  limit  allowed  by  law. 

Mt.  Vernon  is  adequately  policed,  although  the  force  at  present  is  small.  The  general  orderliness 
of  the  community,  the  absence  of  the  rough  element,  often  so  conspicuous  in  other  localities,  renders,  not 
withstanding  the  large  amount  of  valuable  property  to  be  guarded,  the  maintenance  of  a  large  number  of 
police  officers  unnecessary. 

RAILROAD  FACILITIES. 

One  of  the  chief  advantages  Mt.  Vernon  possesses  over  many  other  of  the  suburbs  of  the  Metropolis,  is 
its  admirable  system  of  rapid  transit,  which  insures  at  all  hours  of  the  day  convenient  and  quick  com- 
munication with  New  York.  The  service  rendered  by  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  railroad 
is  all  that  could  be  desired,  and  to  this  fact  is  due,  in  a  large  measure,  the  rapid  growth  of  the  village  in 
population  and  wealth,  during  the  past  few  years.  There  are  twenty  trains  in  each  direction  every  day, 
many  of  them  being  fast  expresses,  which  make  no  stops  between  the  Grand  Central  Depot  and  Mt.  Ver- 
non. Communication  with  adjacent  villages  and  towns  is  provided  by  horsecars  and  stages,  which  are 
well  patronized  and  perform  efficient  service,  yet  the  demand  for  greater  facilities  in  this  direction  is  grow- 
ing to  such  an  extent  that  it  has  had  to  be  taken  cognizance  of,  and  the  result  is  that  an  electric  road  is  pro- 
jected and  will  probably  be  in  operation  within  a  very  short  time.  This  line  will  traverse  a  distance  of  twenty- 
four  miles,  and  will  connect  Mt.  Vernon  with  Yonkers,  Williamsbridge,  Woqdlawn  and  New  York  City.  The 
Company  which  will  operate  this  road  was  incorporated  in  November  last,  and  as  it  has  a  capital  cf  $240,000, 
there  can  be  no  room  for  doubt  that  it  will  be  amply  able  to  carry  out  its  project,  provided  no  legal 
obstacles  are  encountered.    Of  that,  however,  there  seems  to  be  little  prospect. 


MT,  VERNON  BUSINESS  NOTICES 


GEO.  D.  FERGUSON  & 

Co.,  Mount  Vernon  and  Williams- 
bridge,  N.  Y.,  dealers  in  Hard- 
ware, House  Furnishing  Goods, 
Stoves,  Ranges,  Furnaces;  Elec- 
tric Work,  bells,  and  Burglar 
Alarms;  also.  Practical  Plumbers, 
Gas  Fitters  and  Metal  Roofers, 
corner  First  Street  and  Sixth  Av- 
enue, Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  The 
accompanying  illustration  is  a 
view  of  the  splendid  brick  edifice 
in  which  the  well-known  hard- 
ware house  and  plumbing  estab- 
lishment of  Geo.  D.  Ferguson,  is 
located.  It  is  without  dispute  one 
of  the  handsomest  and  most  sub- 
stantial buildings  in  Mount  Ver- 
non. The  founder  of  this  repre- 
sentative enterprise  was  Mr.  Don- 
ald Ferguson,  father  of  the  pres- 
ent head  of  the  firm,  and  a  native 
of  Scotland.  Its  inception  dates 
back  to  the  year  1852,  so  we  can 
see  that  it  is  now  in  its  fortieth 
year  of  existence.  Mr.  Donald 
Ferguson  was  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  modern  Mount  Vernon, 
and  has  always  during  his  life 
been  one  of  our  foremost  and  pro- 
gressive townsmen.  He  at  one 
time  was  Police  Justice,  which 
proves  the  high  estimation  in 
which  he  is  held  in  the  commu- 
nity. Mr.  Geo.  D.  Ferguson,  his 
son,  assumed  management  of  the 
business  in  1886,  and  has  afeiy 
continued  it.  A  force  of  between 
sixty  and  seventy  men  are  afford- 
ed employment  in  the  various  de- 
partments of  the  immense  busi- 
ness transacted.  Mr.  Ferguson  is 
a  highly  esteemed  member  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  and  also  of  our  Volunteer  Fire  patrol.  The  Hardware  and  House  Fur- 
nishing goods  dealt  in  are  of  Al  quality,  and  are  sold  at  New  York  market  prices.  Estimates  for  plumbing,  gas 
fitting  and  roofing  are  cheerfully  furnished,  and  all  work  is  executed  by  thorough' workmen. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  MT.  VERNON. 


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J.  MELVILLE  LAWRENCE,  Practical  and 

Constructive  Architect  and  Superintendent,  Office,  Fer- 
guson's Building,  corner  First  Street  and  Sixth  Avenue, 
Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Melville  Lawrence,  the  subject 
of  our  present  sketch,  was  born  in  Tarrytown,  N.  Y. 
From  early  boyhood  he  exhibited  a  marked  taste  for  the 
designing  and  construction  of  buildings,  and  his  father 
accordingly  allowed  him  to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade. 
This  he  did  under  the  instruction  and  personal  super- 
vision of  able  mechanics  in  the  building  line,  and  the 
result  is  to-day  that  Mr.  Lawrence  is  not  only  a  recog- 
nized superior  architect,  but  also  strictly  reliable  author- 
ity upon  practical  building.  His  theoretical  knowledge 
of  architecture  he  perfected  in  some  of  the  best  offices 
in  this  State.  To  Mr.  Lawrence's  credit,  however,  may 
be  stated  that  most  of  the  success  he  has  met  with  in  his 
profession  has  been  the  direct  outcome  of  his  own 
hard  study  and  strict  application  to  business.  He 
established  his  office  in  Mount  Vernon  in  the 
year  1887,  and  the  present  widespread  popu- 
larity he  enjoys  is  due  to  the  fact  that  our  towns- 
people have  learned  to  appreciate  his  designing  and 
construction  of  the  private  residences  and  business 
houses  which  make  this  town  the  pretty  place  it  is. 
The  tastefully  designed  residences  of  our  town  indeed 
tends  much  towards  establishing  its  desirability  as  a 
place  of  residence,  and  outsider*  who  contemplate 
building  are  outspoken  upon  this  point.  It  naturally 
goes  without  saying  that  in  the  architect's  profession, 
as  in  any  other,  the  man  who  possesses  the  widest  range 
ofbo^h  practical  and  theoretical  knowledge  is  in  the 
best  position  to  furnish  ideas  corresponding  to  a  man's 
means.  Architects,  as  a  class,  do  not  claim  to  also  be 
mas  ers  of  the  practical  work  of  building.  Mr.  Law- 
rence does  and  it  therefore  becomes  to  the  advantage 
of  parties  contemplating  building  to  seek  his  services. 
In  this  way  you  deal  with  but  one  man,  who  assumes 
entire  responsibility  for  the  safe  and  correct  carrying 
through  of  the  work  of  designing  and  supervising  the 
erection  of  buildings.  Mr.  Lawrence  employs  from  one 
to  four  experienced  assistants.  We  give  a  list  below  of 
a  few  residences  which  were  designed  and  erected  under 
the  supervision  of  Mr.  Lawrence.  Dr.  Henry  Debriese's, 
Robert  Van  Name's,  A.  W.  Wallander's,  John  H.  Setz's 
and  A.  Clark's  residences.  Many  others  as  worth v  of 
prominent  mention  might  be  named,  but  space  pre- 
cludes ;  these,  if  examined,  we  think  will  encourage 
parties  contemplating  to  build  or  remodel  to  secure 
Mr.  Lawrence's  services,  which  may  be  obtained  at  ex- 
ceedingly reasonable  terms. 


H.  S.  GARDNER,  Dealer  in  Flour,  Grain, 
Hay,  Straw,  Etc.,  Coal  and  Wood,  Corner  Third  Avenue 
and  First  Street,  opposite  N.  H.  R.  R.  Depot,  Mount 
Vernon,  N.  Y.  John  H.  Brett,  Manager,  also  Receiver 
of  Tar.es.  Mrs.  H.  S.  Gardner  is  a  native  of  Connecticut, 
she  having  succeeded  to  the  business  of  A.  I.  Gardner, 
her  husband,  who  established  it  in  1879,  an(i  wno  long 
ranked  with  the  most  prominent  of  the  community,  and 
did  much  to  advance  the  best  interests  of  Mount  Vernon. 
A  large  business  has  been  built  up  in  Flour  Grain,  Hay, 
straw,  etc.,  and  also  in  coal  and  wood.  The  premises 
occupied  are  located  on  the  corner  of  Third  avenue  and 
First  street,  opposite  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  depot, 
and  measure  25x90  feet  in  dimension*.  The  business  is 
strictlv  for  cash,  and  employment  is  given  to  ten  assist- 
ants. "  All  who  have  dealings  with  Mrs.  H.  S.  Gardner 
are  impressed  at  once  with  her  prompt  and  energetic 
methods,  which  are  worthy  of  imitation.  She  is  highly 
esteemed  both  in  social  as  well  as  in  business  circles. 
All  orders  are  promptly  attended  to,  and  all  goods  de- 
livered will  be  found  as  represented. 


JACOB  NORDEN,  Dealer  in  Hardware, 
House  Furnishing  Goods  and  Painters'  supplies.  Tin 
and  Sheet  Iron  Worker,  46  Mt.  Vernon  Avenue, 
Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  Strict  Attention  to  Jobbing. 
The  enterprise  conducted  by  Mr.  Jacob  Norden 
was  established  in  1890.  He  is  a  native  of  New 
Jersey  and  the  premises  he  occupies  are  located 
at  No.  46  Mt.  Vernon  Avenue,  and  comprise  a  store 
20x35  feet  in  size,  and  a  large  retail  trade  is  done. 
Among  the  more  prominent  articles  dealt  in  may  be 
mentioned  hardware,  house  furnishing  goods  and 
painters'  supplies,  skylights,  tin  and  woodenware, 
mechanics'  tools,  garden  tools,  window  glass,  ready 
ini  ed  paints,  brushes,  oils,  varnishes,  kalsomine,  etc., 
etc. ,  and  no  house  in  this  section  is  in  a  position  to  offer 
more  genuine  inducements  to  buyers  than  the  one  under 
consideration.  Retail  purchasers  are  not  generally  ex- 
pert judges  of  the  articles  they  wish  to  procure,  and 
hence  are  peculiarly  liable  to  imposition.  To  such  we 
would  say  buy  of  a  reliable  hon-e,  of  a  house  that  has 
an  unblemished  reputation  and  then  you  may  feel  as- 
sured of  perfectly  honorable  treatment,  and  of  getting 
an  article  that  is  bound  to  suit.  Cooking  and  heating 
stoves  are  carried  in  great  variety. 


ELZEAR  LAYIOLETTE,  Ph.  G.,  45  FourtL 
Avenue,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  The  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  born  in  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  and  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Montreal  College  of  Pharmacy,  class  of  '79.  He 
is  also  an  ex-member  of  the  Massachusetts  College  of 
Pharmacy,  and  a  registered  pharmacist  in  this  State. 
Mr.  Laviolette  was  at  one  time  in  the  employ  of  Lam- 
man  &  Kemp  the  well  known  New  York  firm.  He  has 
for  years  been  well  known  as  one  of  Mt.  Vernon's  repre- 
sentative members  of  the  pharmaceutical  profession 
Mr.  Laviolette  manufactures  Florida  water  and 
"  Kumyss."  The  latter  is  a  delicious  drink,  and  sold 
very  extensively  here  and  in  New  York  at  the  leading 
druggists.  People  are  very  apt  to  wonder  how  the  pro- 
prietor of  a  "  general  store,"  can  keep  track  of  all  the 
articles  he  handles,  and  are  not  slow  to  excuse  the  fre- 
quent mistakes  made  in  such  establishment  on  the 
grounds  that  errors  are  unavoidable  under  sucu  circum- 
stances, and  yet  we  question  if  the  average  general  store 
contains  a  much  larger  variety  of  articles  than  may  be 
found  in  a  first-class  modern  pharmacy,  such  a  one, 
for  instance,  as  is  conducted  by  Elzear  Laviolette.  The 
extreme  rarity  of  errors  in  a  well -equipped  drug  store 
speaks  volumes  for  the  ability  and  care  of  those  having 
such  establishments  in  charge,  but  the  public  accept  this 
condition  of  affairs  as  a  matter  of  course,  and  give  very 
little  credit  to  those  to  whom  credit  i3  due.  Mr.  Lavi- 
olette carries  a  large  and  varied  stock,  including  a  com- 
plete assortment  of  drugs,  medicines  and  chemicals  of 
every  description.  The  store  is  20x30  feet  in  dimensions, 
and  contains  a  fine  stock  of  toilet  and  fancy  articles, 
druggist  sundries,  etc.,  in  addition  to  the  goods  already 
mentioned.  Mr.  Laviolette  established  his  present 
undertaking  in  1884. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  MT.  VERNON. 


HENRY  O,  COLLINS. 


WILLIAM  J.  COLLINS,  JR. 


H.  D.  COLLINS  &  CO., 

Real  Estate  and  Insurance 


LOANS  NEGOTIATED. 


S.  3d  Ave.  &  First  St., 


Bank  Building,  Ml.  Vernon,  N.  Y. 


New  York  O flics,  Room  98,  World  Building* 


The  question  of  determining  whom  it  is  better  to  consult  upon  matters  of  Real  Estate  and  Insurance 
in  Mount  Vernon,  is  a  comparatively  easy  task,  and  we  unhesitatingly  award  a  high  degree  of  reliability 
to  the  firm  whose  card  heads  this  article,  and  whose  spacious  and  well  equipped  offices  are  contained  in 
the  building  of  the  Bunk  of  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  opposite  the  New  Haven  and  Hartford  station. 
Messrs.  H.  D.  Collins  &  Co.  are  prepared  to  furnish  the  most  authentic  information  upon  the  subjects  in 
question,  and  every  available  facility  to  succesfully  prosecute  their  business  is  enjoyed.  The  firm  was 
established  several  years  ago,  and  has  rapidly  come  to  the  front.  We  attribute  this  fact  to  the  strictly 
honorable  business  methods  which  have  been  pursued.  Mount  Vernon  is  rapidly  growing  in  favor  as  a 
place  of  residence,  and  in  seeking  homes  or  land  upon  which  to  build  the  same,  interested  parties  would 
do  well  to  call  and  see  what  Messrs.  H.  I).  Collins  &  Co.  have  upon  their  books.  A  large  portion  of  the 
real  estate  business  of  this  town  is  transacted  by  the  firm  in  question,  and,  by  them,  property  is  bought, 
sold,  exchanged,  leased  or  rented.  The  advisablity  of  having  property  insured  against  fire  has  long  been 
recognized  as  a  step  taken  by  all  prudent  and  future  thinking  men.  We  therefore  exhort  our  readers  to 
see  that  they  take  out  policies  to  cover  their  property.  Messrs.  Collins  &  Co.  represent  some  of  the 
strongest  companies  in  Europe  and  America,  and  are  prepared  to  quote  the  lowest  insurance  rates 
give  the  following  list  of  companies,  viz.: 

Springfield  F.  Sz  M.,  of  Springfield,  .  Total  Assets,  $3,604,147 


We 


Firemen's  Fund,  of  California, 
Orient,  of  Hartford,  Conn., 
Firemen's,  of  Newark,  N.  J., 
Norwich  Union,  of  England, 
Northwestern  National,  Milwaukee,  Wis., 
British  American,  of  Toronto,  Can., 

Send  for  Rates  before  Renewing  Your  Policies 


2,630,390 

h939,223 
1,795.445 
i,792.584 
i»579.9i7 
854,218 


•1 


•  ©state  •  and  •  Insurance 


LOANS  NEGOTIATED. 

Bank  Building,  Third  Avenue  and  First  Street, 

Room  93,  World  Building,  New  York  City. 


Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  MT.  VERNON. 


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DR.  A.  B.  MARSH,  Veterinary  Surgeon, 
Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y.  Office,  First  Street,  Corner  Third 
Avenue.  Telephone  Call  No.  33.  Despite  the  popular 
saying,  "that's  enough  to  kill  a  horse,"  as  much  as  to 
say  that  a  horse  is  especially  difficult  to  kill,  the  fact  re- 
mains that  a  horse,  in  a  "civilized"  state,  is  one  of  the 
most  delicate  of  animals,  and  requires  intelligent  care 
and  healthful  quarters  in  order  to  keep  in  good  condi- 
tion. It  is  true  that  many  horses  lack  one  or  both  of 
these  things,  and  it  is  also  true  that  many  horses  have  to 
be  "  laid  off"  for  from  a  week  to  a  month  or  more  every 
year,  because  they  are  "off  their  feed,"  or  show  other 
symptoms  of  sickness, 'while  many  horses  are  chronically 
"out  of  tone,"  and  can't  do  the  work  they  could  do 
otherwise.  It  pays  every  time  to  keep  a  horse  in 
sound  and  vigorous  health,  and  it  pays  to  secure  the 
services  of  a  competent  veterinary  surgeon  when  your 
horse  shows  signs  of  sickness  or  weakness,  for  "home 
doctoring  "  is  much  more  apt  to  do  harm  than  good,  and 
the  value  of  an  animal  and  the  value  of  the  time  wasted 
in  trying  to  restore  his  health  by  pouring  all  sorts  of 
medicines  into  him  without  knowledge  of  what  his 
trouble  is,  or  how  to  cure  it  if  you  knew  it.  will  pay 
many  times  over  for  the  employment  of  a  skilled  prac- 
titioner. Besides,  some  persons  think  that  so  faithful 
a  servant  as  a  horse  deserves  the  best  treatment  obtain- 
able simply  from  a  humane  point  of  view.  There  are 
plenty  of  excellent  veterinarians  in  New  York  State,  and 
many  Mount  Vernon  people  need  not  be  told  that  among 
them  is  Dr.  A.  B.  Marsh,  whose  office  is  at  the  corner  of 
First  street  and  Third  avenue,  and  is  connected  by  tele- 
phone, call  No.  33.  Dr.  Marsh  is  a  native  of  Connecti- 
cut, and  has  practiced  veterinary  surgery  in  Mount  Ver- 
non and  vicinity  since  1880,  during  which  time  he  has 
built  up  a  most  enviable  reputation  for  skill  and  relia- 
bility. He  is  moderate  in  his  charges,  and  calls  are 
assured  prompt  and  careful  attention,  his  office  hours 
being  from  9  to  10  a.  m.,  and  1  to  3  p.  m. 


PORT  CHESTER  WAGON  CO.,  W.  H. 

Field,  Proprietor,  Spring  Wagons,  Carriages,  Buggies, 
Business  Wagons.  Reposito-ies  :  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  L. 
E.  Field,  Manager;  Port  Chester,  N.  Y.,  A.  H.  Lane, 
Manager.  Although  every  individual  business  transac- 
tion has  attending  circumstances  peculiar  to  itself,  so 
that  no  set  rule  can  be  given  which  will  be  applicable  to 
every  case,  still  there  are  certain  bed-rock  principles 
which  it  is  always  well  to  remember.  Among  them  are 
these  :  First,  buy,  if  possible,  of  a  reasonably  large  con- 
cern ;  second,  buy  of  a  concern  that  has  its  headquarters 
near  you,  and  not  in  some  remote  section  of  the  country. 
A  large  concern  is  reasonably  sure  to  offer  a  greater 
variety,  quote  lower  prices,  and  possess  better  facilities 
for  the  prompt  and  accurate  filling  of  orders  than  a  small 
one;  and  the  standing  of  a  concern  whose  headquarters 
are  near  at  hand  can  easily  be  personally  investigated, 
and  if  cause  for  complaint  should  arise  you  can  person- 
ally prefer  your  claims  to  the  parties  in  person.  For 
these  and  many  other  reasons  many  residents  of  this 
section  are  buying  their  wagons,  carriages  and  other  bus- 
iness and  pleasure  vehicles  of  the  Port  Chester  Wagon  Co., 
and  they  show  their  good  judgment  by  doing  so,  for  this 
company  sell  honest  goods  at  low  prices  from  a  large 
stock  of  all  the  latest  novelties.  They  carry  a  stock  of 
400  to  500  carriages  and  wagons,  and  can  fill  an  order  at 
once  from  a  100  lb.  road  wagon  to  a  5  ton  truck.  The 
company  deal  in  spring  wagons,  carriages,  buggies  and 
business  wagons,  and  carry  a  large  and  complete  stock 
at  all  times.  The  premises  utilized  here  at  Mt.  Vernon 
comprise  shops  measuring  75x50  feet,  sheds  of  equal 
dimensions,  and  a  two-story  store  house  measuring  about 
75x150  feet.    Orders  are  assured  prompt  and  careful  at- 


tention. Bottom  prices  are  quoted  on  all  the  vehicles 
dealt  in,  and  by  buying  of  this  representative  concern 
you  are  assured  that  the  carriage  or  wagon  will  prove 
just  as  represented  in  every  respect. 


J.  FLAD,  Ladies'  &  Gents'  Furnishing 
Goods.  Bargains  in  Hosiery  and  Underwear.  44  W. 
First  Street.  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  The  most  successful 
buyer  is  the  one  who  discriminates  the  most  successfully 
between  "  goods  cheap  "  and  "  cheap  goods,"  and  it  is 
just  such  a  buyer  who  will  find  the  most  to  admire  in 
the  assortment  of  ladies'  and  gent-i'  furnishing  goods, 
hosiery  and  underwear,  etc.,  offered  by  Mr.  J.  Flad,  for 
this  gentleman  carries  on  a  business  on  the  "  quick  sales 
and  small  profits"  system,  and  both  the  goods  and 
prices  combine  to  form  a  powerful  argument  in  favor  of 
patronizing  this  store.  The  residents  of  Mt.  Vernon  are 
too  intelligent  not  to  perceive  the  force  of  an  argument 
of  this  kind,  and  the  natural  result  is  that  this  store  is 
becoming  a  popular  resort,  and  is  gaining  in  favor  daily. 
The  premises  occupied  and  located  at  No.  44  W.  First 
street  are  20x40  feet  in  dimensions,  and  business  was 
begun  here  in  1889,  by  Mr.  Flad,  who  gives  his  close 
personal  attention  to  the  business,  and  as  a  result,  all 
customers  are  sure  of  being  promptly  and  politely 
served.  The  goods  dealt  in  are  guaranteed  to  be  strictly 
as  represented,  while  only  competent  and  obliging  assist- 
ants are  employed. 


M.  EMMELUTH,  Fourth  Avenue  Mar- 
ket, Dealer  in  Prime  Meats,  Poultry  and  Vegetables,  32 
Fourth  Avenue  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Emmeluth  is  a 
native  of  Mr.  Vernon,  and  established  his  meat  market 
in  1869.  The  store,  which  is  located^ at  No.  32  Fourth 
Avenue,  contains  a  well  selected  stock  of  fresh  prime 
meats,  poultry,  etc., also  vegetables  in  their  season.  The 
prices  quoted  are  always  in  -iccordance  with  the  lowest 
market  rates,  and  as  the  goods  are  of  excellent  quality 
and  customers  are  promptly  and  politely  attended  to,  it 
is  perfectly  natural  that  a  large  and  growing  business 
should  be  done.  Lack  of  space  forbids  our  giving  the 
goods  constituting  his  stock  the  detailed  mention  their 
merits  deserve,  but  no  doubt  the  majority  of  our  reader 
residing  in  Mt.  Vernon,  need  not  be  told  that  he  faith- 
fully carries  out  the  policy  of  giving  every  customer 
the  full  worth  of  his  money.  The  premises  occupied 
are  18x70  feet  in  dimensions. 


HEIJNTSOHN  BROTHERS,  Hardware  and 

House  Furnishing  Goods,  Garden  Implements,  Carpen- 
ters' and  Builders'  Supplies,  108  South  Fourth  Avenue, 
Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  The  extent  and  variety  of  the  build- 
ing interests  of  Mount  Vernon  and  vicinity  create  a  large 
and  constant  demand  for  builders'  supplies,  making  the 
business  of  those  engaged  in  supplying  such  commodi- 
ties a  very  important  one,  so  that  no  apology  is  neces- 
sary for  calling  our  readers'  attent  on  to  the  enterprise 
conducted  by  Messrs.  Heinsohn  Brothers,  this  firm  being 
very  prominently  identified  with  the  line  c  trade  in 
question.  This  business  was  founded  by  the  present 
firm,  which  consists  of  Richard  and  Ernest  D.  W.  Hein- 
sohn, who  are  both  natives  of  New  York  City.  The 
premises  utilized  by  this  firm  are  located  at  No.  108 
South  4th  avenue,  and  comprise  a  store  18x60  feet  in  di- 
mensions. The  stock  on  hand  is  very  extensive,  and 
comprises  in  addition  to  hardware  and  house  furnishing 
goods,  a  full  assortment  of  garden  implements,  carpen- 
ters' and  builders'  supplies,  etc.,  etc.  These  goods  are 
•obtained  from  the  most  reliable  sources,  and  are  guaran- 
teed to  prove  strictly  as  represented  in  every  respect. 
An  extensive  retail  trade  is  done,  and  the  lowest  market 
rates  are  quoted  on  all  goods. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OE  MT.  VERNON. 


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Messrs.  Murphy  &  Winfield  have  won  a  high  reputation  for  fair 
dealing,  and  have  made  some  of  the  most  extensive  Real  Estate 
Transactions  in  this  Town  and  County.  The  facilities  at  their  hand- 
somely appointed  offices  are  unsurpassed. 


Building  Contractor, 


Carpenter  and  Architect, 


OFFICE,  FIRST  ST.,  Opp.  NEW  HAVEN  R.  R.  STATION, 


Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y. 


ESTIMATES  CHEERFULLY  FURNISHED. 


Jobbing  of  All  Kinds  Promptly  Executed.    Best  Quality  Materials  Used,  and  None  but  Skilled 

Labor  Employed. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  MT.  VERNON. 


ROBERT  MORRISON,   Dealer  in  Beef, 

Pork,  Mutton, Veal  and  Poultry,  also  Vegetables,  Fruits, 
etc.  Market,  60  Fourth  Avenue,  bet.  First  and  Second 
Streets,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  The  secret  of  success  is 
much  the  same,  no  matter  what  business  may  be  en- 
gaged in.  If  you  can  furnish  customers  with  reliable 
goods  at  bottom  prices,  and  give  prompt  attention  to  all 
orders,  you  need  have  no  fear  but  that  a  satisfactory 
trade  will  soon  be  built  up.  Such  has  been  the  expe- 
rience of  Mr.  Robert  Morrison,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
meat  and  vegetable  trade  at  No.  60  Fourth  avenue,  for 
since  he  began  in  the  current  year  his  efforts  to  extend 
operations  have  met  with  unquestionable  success.  He  is 
thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  wants  of  family  trade, 
and  has  shown  both  intelligence  and  liberality  in  cater- 
ing to  the  same.  The  premises  are  20x40  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, and  are  sufficiently  spacious  to  accommodate  a 
large  and  varied  stock  of  Choice  meats,  poultry,  veget- 
ables, fruits,  etc.  All  tastes  and  all  purses  may  be  ac- 
commodated at  this  store,  for  the  prices  are  in  every  in- 
stance in  accordance  with  the  lowest  market  rates,  and 
the  choicest  goods  are  handled  as  well  as  those  of  less 
variety  and  cost.  Four  competent  assistants  are  em- 
plo\ed,  and  orders  will  be  attended  to  immediately  and 
carefully  delivered. 

PASCAL  T.  BARGUET,  Stationer  and 
Bookseller,  No  12  W.  1st  Street,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  It 
certainly  would  be  an  unpardonable  omission  did  we 
fail  to  make  mention  of  the  enterprise  carried  on  1  y 
Mr.  Pascal  T.  Barguet,  at  No.  12  W.  1st  Street,  for 
this  is  a  representative  house  of  its  kind  and  ranks  with 
the  most  prominent  in  this  town.  Operations  were 
begun  here  in  1878  by  the  present  proprietor,  who  is  a 
native  of  this  State.  An  extensive  retail  business  is 
done,  and  books,  stationery,  etc.,  are  constantly  handled. 
The  prem'ses  utilized  comprise  one  floor,  20x20  feet, 
located  as  above.  Where  so  varied  a  supply  of  articles 
is  carried  it  is  impossible  in  a  notice  so  brief,  as  the  ex- 
igencies of  space  require  this  to  be,  to  make  proper  de- 
tailed mention  of  the  many  commodities  contained 
within  it,  but  it  may  be  broadly  stated  that  whatever 
Mr.  Barguet  offers  to  his  customers  is  sure  to  be  re- 
liable, and  fully  worth  the  price  set  upon  it.  The  books 
handled  are  varied  in  binding  as  wrell  as  in  subject,  and 
not  only  is  a  fine  assortment  of  th<*  most  popular  works 
carried,  but  orders  will  be  taken  for  any  desired  book 
at  publisher's  rates. 


Mt.  VERNON   STEAM  LAUNDRY,  46 

W.  First  Street,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  Collars  and  Cuffs, 
2  cents,  Shirts,  10  cents.  Lace  Curtains  Refinished 
Equal  to  New.  Family  Washing.  Goods  Called  for  and 
Delivered  Free.  "Cleanliness  is  next  to  Godliness," 
according  to  the  proverb,  and  the  facilities  for 
cleanliness  afforded  by  Messrs.  Taylor  Bros,  are 
are  of  great  benefit  to  the  public  and  fully  de- 
serves the  extensive  patronage  they  receive,  These 
gentlemen  are  natives  of  this  Slate,  and  ha*  e  carried  on 
their  present  enterprise  since  1885.  The  Mt.  Vernon 
Steam  Laundry  office  is  located  at  No.  46  First  Street, 
and  the  premises  measure  18x70  feet  in  dimensions,  and 
a?  employment  is  given  to  eleven  experienced  assistants, 
and  it  being  the  only  laundry  in  this  town  at  present,  it 
is  obvious  that  a  great  deal  of  work  mu^t  be  turned  out 
every  day.  Great  care  is  taken  not  to  injure  the  gar- 
ments; no  harmful  chemicals  are  used.  The  machinery 
is  as  gentle  as  it  is  efficient  in  operation,  and  in  short, 
there  is  no  reason  why  the  public  should  not  be  as  per- 
fectly snti>fied  as  in  fact  it  is  with  accommodations  pro- 
vided. The  scale  of  prices  is  moderate,  collars  and  cuffs, 
2  rents,  shirts,  10  cents  ;  family  washing  at  reasonable 
prices.  Lace  curtains  refinished  equal  to  new,  and  all 
goods  are  called  for  and  delivered  free. 


BECK'S  MT.  VERNON  HOTEL,  Opposite 

New  Haven  Railroad  Station,  on  the  European  plan, 
in  connection  with  Beck's  celebrated  Rye  Beach  Hotel. 
The  building  now  known  as  "Beck's  Mt.  Vernon 
Hotel  "  has  been  utilized  for  hotel  purposes  for  about 
thirty-five  years,  and  was  quite  widely  and  favorably 
known  before  Messrs.  S  D.  Beck  and  Reuben  Withers, 
the  present  propr  etors,  assumed  possession,  but  since  it 
passed  under  their  control  the  hotel  has  become  more 
popular  than  ever  before,  and  this  is  not  to  be  wondered 
at,  for  Mr.  Beck,  especially,  has  been  a  hotel  keeper  for 
many  years,  is  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  public 
wants,  and  knows  how  to  supply  those  wants  satisfac- 
torily and  to  the  best  possible  advantage.  It  is  very 
doubtful  if  there  are  any  among  our  readers  residing 
within  twenty  or  thirty  miles  of  Mt.  Vernon,  who  have 
not  heard  of  "Beck's  Rye  Beach  Hotel,''  for  this  is  one 
of  the  most  celebrated  and  popular  summer  hotels  in 
this  region,  and,  if  possible,  its  popularity  is  increasing- 
yearly.  It  is  located  about  twelve  miles  from  Mt  Ver- 
non. The  building  occupied  at  Mt.  Vernon  is  opposite  the 
New  Haven  Railroad  station,  and  is  spacious  and  well 
arranged.  It  is  carried  on  on  the  European  plan,  and 
the  charges  are  very  reasonable.  The  house  will  accom- 
modate fifty  guests  very  comfortably.  The  manager  is 
Mr.  Reuben  Withers,  and  the  promptness  of  the  service, 
the  careful  consideration  shown  for  the  comfort  of 
guests,  the  "well-kept"  appearance  of  the  premises, 
and  other  significant  signs  all  combine  to  show  that  Mr. 
Withers  is  "the  right  man  in  the  right  place." 


J.  H.  McMANNUS,  Golden  Rooms  Billiard 
Parlors  and  Bowling  Alleys,  No.  51  4th  Avenue,  Mt. 
Vernon,  N.  Y.  There  is  but  little  use  of  our  saying  that 
the  enterprise  conducted  by  Mr.  J.  H.  McMannus  is  the 
most  popular  one  of  its  kind  in  this  se  -tion  of  Mt.  Ver- 
non, for  the  facts  are  very  generally  known,  and  there 
are  few,  if  any  people,  wiio  are  at  all  acquainted  in  this 
section,  but  what  have  remarked  the  popularity  gained 
by  its  proprietor.  The  enterprise  in  question  was  estab- 
lished in  1890,  therefore  its  great  popularity  is  already 
established.  Mr.  McMannus  is  a  native  of  this  State, 
and  occupies  two  floors.  30x60  feet  at  No.  51  4th  Ave- 
nue, carrying  on  a  billiard  parlor  and  bowling  alley, 
both  being  mce'y  fitted  up,  and  where  these  who  are 
fond  of  these  quiet  games  can  have  all  the  pleasure  and 
amusement  they  desire.  Prompt  and  courteous  atten- 
tion is  extended  every  caller,  and  as  the  place  is  con- 
veniently located,  we  can  give  those  in  search  of  such, 
no  better  counsel  than  to  visit  this  popular  and  favorite 
establishment. 


A.  H.  SCRIVEN,  Grocer,  65  Fourth  Avenue, 
near  Second  S  reet,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  Fine  Teas,  Coffees, 
Spices  and  General  Groceries,  Mr,  A.  H.  Scri v  2n  is  a  na- 
tive of  this  State  and  has  carried,  on  the  enterprise  with 
which  he  is  now  identified  for  about  three  years.  The 
premises  utilized  and  located  at  No.  65  Fourth  >venue 
comprises  one  floor  25x62  feet  in  dimensions,  and  a  large 
and  desirable  stock  is  carried,  giving  evidence  of  care- 
ful and  skillful  selection  in  every  department  and  com- 
prising staple  and  fancy  groceries  of  every  description, 
especially  adapted  to  family  use.  Particular  attention 
is  given  to  the  handling  of  fine  teas,  coffees,  spices,  etc., 
and  the  most  fastidious  will  here  find  goods  that  will 
prove  altogether  satisfactory.  No  fancy  prices  are 
quoted  in  this  department  either,  and  indeed  Mr. 
Scriven  makes  a  practice  of  furnishing  all  the  com- 
modities which  he  deals  in  at  the  lowest  market  rates. 
Orders  will  be  promptly  and  accurately  filled  and 
callers  may  safely  depend  upon  receiving  immediate 
and  courteous  attention. 


A'AVVvV  .SV'W  1 ATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  M T.  VERNON. 


EDWIN  J.  LUCAS, 

KEAL  ESTATE  and  INSURANCE, 

Depot  Place,  Corner  3d  Avenue. 

Opp.  New  Haven  R.  R.  Station, 


MT.  VERNON,  N.  Y. 


LOTS. 


On  Chester  Hill,  and  all  Over 
Mt.  Vernon,  50x100,  or  Larger, 
$750,  upward. 


HOUSES. 


In  all   parts,   $2,500,  upward 
to  $40,000. 

All  Impf©¥iminf§  ©f  Citj* 

Gas,  Water,  Sewers,  Flagged  Walks,  Electric  Lights,  Free  Mail  Delivery. 


REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OE  MT.  VERNON. 


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H.  &  C.  PRUSER.  Dealers  in  Coal  and  Wood, 

Office  16  West  First  Street,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  Coal 
Elevator  and  Yard,  East  Chester^  N.  Y.  The  Messrs. 
Preiser  inaugurated  this  enterprise  in  1886,  and  by  hard 
and  persistent  work,  and  strict  attention  to  business, 
have  succeeded  in  building  up  the  largest  coal  and  wood 
trade  in  Mt.  Vernon.  Owing  to  the  rapid  increase  of 
their  business,  requiring  additional  accommodations,  they 
have  recently  erected  the  finest  coal  elevator  and  pockets 
between  New  York  and  Bridgeport.  It  is  located  on 
Lockwood's  dock  in  East  Chester,  adjacent  to  the  bridge 
which  spans  the  creek  on  the  old  Boston  turnpike — the 
premises  utilized  measuring  150  feet  on  the  road,  and  50 
on  the  water  front.  The  elevator  is  a  model  of  perfection, 
and  combines  all  the  advantages  for  handling  a  large 
amount  of  coal  at  a  time,  the  building  and  machinery 
costing  nearly  $8,000.  The  capacity  of  the  pockets  are 
2,500  tons,  which  are  divided  into  four  large  compart- 
ments for  the  different  sizes  of  coal— broken,  egg,  stove 
and  chestnut.  An  endless  chain  carries  the  coal  from  the 
vessel  to  the  cupola  of  the  elevator.  A  large  steam  en- 
gine furnishes  the  power  for  the  elevator,  which  is  so 
constructed  that  several  thousand  dollars  are  saved  an- 
nually in  the  handling.  As  the  coal  passes  through  the 
building  in  the  troughs  the  different  sizes  fall  through 
openings  into  their  respective  bins,  from  whence  it  is 
dropped  into  wagons  for  delivery,  after  passing  over 
screens,  which  thorough'y  cleans  it  from  dust,  etc.  The 
Messrs.  Pruser  receive  large  consignments  of  cord  wood 
from  Virginia,  which  will  be  furnished  to  families  in  any 
desired  quantity,  and  at  low  prices. 


JOHN  LAU,  28  Mt.  Yernon  Avenue,  Mt. 
Vernon,  N.  Y.  Boots  and  Shoes.  Although  there  are  many 
purchasers  of  boots  and  shoes  who  pride  themselves  on 
their  experience  in  judging  the  quality  of  such  goods  from 
merely  superficial  examination,  there  are  also  many 
who  recogni  se  the  fact  that  but  little  real  dependence 
can  be  placed  upon  the  results  of  such  examination,  the 
real  assurance  held  by  the  retail  buyer  against  deception 
being  that  afforded  by  the  character  of  the  concern  with 
whom  he  deals.  The  old  proverb  assures  us  that  "A  good 
name  is  better  than  great  riches,"  and  a  business  firm 
is  very  apt  to  realize  that  in  the  long  run  a  good  name  is 
essential  to  the  building  up  of  a  permanent  trade  of  any 
magnitude.  The  popularity  of  the  establishment  con- 
ducted by  Mr.  John  Lau  is  of  course  due,  to  some  extent, 
to  the  enterprise  he  shows  in  offering  the  latest  fashion- 
able novelties,  etc.,  but  it  is  principally  owing  to  the 
fact  that  the  community  know  that  whatever  represen- 
tations are  made  here  may  be  relied  upon.  This  busi- 
ness was  founded  in  1874  by  the  present  proprietor,  and 
the  store  occupied  at  28  Mt.  Vernon  Avenue  contains  a 
large  and  varied  stock  of  foot-wear.  Repairing  a 
specialty. 


JOHN  THURTON^  Wholesale  Dealer  in 
General  Produce,  Potatoes,  Onions,  Choice  Vegetables, 
etc.  Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits  of  all  Kinds  in  their 
Season.  Garden  and  Green-Houses  at  East  Yonkers. 
Fresh  Long  Island  Produce  Direct  from  the  Farm. 
Orders  Solicited  and  Promptly  Filled.  Telephone  Call, 
13  Mt.  Vernon.  First  Street,  Between  5th  and  6th  Ave- 
nues, near  New  Haven  D-pot,  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y. 
The  handling  of  general  produce  is  one  of  the 
most  important  businesses  carried  on  in  this  section  of 
the  State,  so  that  a  leading  enterprise  of  this  kind  is  of 
course  entitled  to  especially  prominent  mention  in  a  re- 
view of  Mt.  Vernon's  representative  business  undertak- 
ings, and  there  is  no  question  as  to  the  leading  position 
held  by  the  enterprise  carried  on  by  Mr.  John  Thurton, 
wholesale  dealer  in  general  produce,  potatoes,  onions, 


choice  vegetables,  foreign  and  domestic  fruits  of  all 
kinds  in  their  season,  etc.  Mr.  Thurton  utilizes  a 
spacious,  well-equipped  and  well-kept  store,  located  on 
First  street,  between  5th  and  6th  avenues,  near  New 
Haven  Depot,  and  carries  a  very  heavy  and  complete 
stock  at  all  times.  His  garden  and  green-houses  are  at 
East  Yonkers,  and  fresh  Long  Island  produce  is  re- 
ceived direct  from  the  farm,  it  being  generally  conceded 
by  consumers  and  the  trade  that  Mr.  Thurton's  produce 
is  unsurpassed,  if  indeed  it  is  equalled  in  quality  by  that 
of  any  other  dealer  located  in  this  vicinity.  Orders  are 
solicited  and  will  be  promptly  filled  ;  the  store  being 
connected  by  telephone  (call  No.  18  Mt.  Vernon),  and 
employment  being  given  to  eight  assistants,  while  four 
wagons  are  utilized. 


JAMES  L.  REYNOLDS,  Choice  Marketing, 

Fourth  Avenue,  Mount  Vernon,  Railroad  Avenue, 
White  Plains.  It  is  all  very  well  to  argue  that  meat  is 
by  no  means  essential  to  health,  and  that  a  person  can 
work  hard  and  thrive  on  a  diet  composed  exclusively  of 
vegetables,  cereals,  etc.,  but  the  great  majority  of  us 
can't  consider  anything  a  "square  meal,"  unless  it  in- 
cludes meat  in  abundance,  and  when  we  are  really  hungry 
meat  is  the  only  thing  that  will  actually  satisfy  us.  Even 
assuming  that  one  may  thrive  on  a  strictly  vegetable 
diet,  that  is  no  reason  why  we  should  give  up  the  en- 
joyment of  meat  eating,  for  little,  if  any,  money  would 
be  saved  by  so  doing,  and  the  enjoyment  lost  could  not 
be  gained  so  cheaply  in  any  other  way.  Of  course,  in 
order  to  really  enjoy  meat,  it  must,  be  of  good  quality, 
and  one  sure  way  to  get  such  is  to  buy  at  James  L.  Rey- 
nolds' market,  for  he  makes  a  specialty  of  meats  and 
fish,  and  offers  kinds  suited  to  the  most  critical  taste. 
He  orcupies  a  spacious  meat  market  located  on  Fourth 
avenue,  and  carries  a  full  assortment  of  choice  market- 
ing, together  with  poultry  and  game  in  season.  The 
lowest  market  rates  are  quoted  at  all  times,  and  the 
stock  is  sufficiently  varied  and  complete  to  admit  of  all 
tastes  and  all  purses  being  suited.  This  enterprise  ,as 
founded  in  1878,  by  W.  M.  Reynolds  &  Co.,  they  being 
succeeded  by  the  present  proprietor  in  1891.  It  is  the  fin- 
est market,  and  has  the  largest  trade  of  any  in  this  Coun- 
ty. Employment  is  given  some  seventeen  assistants,  and 
a  branch  store  is  at  White  Plains,  on  Railroad  avenue. 


FRANK  BUTLER,  Dealer  in  Food  Spec- 
ialties. Meats,  Poultry,  Game,  etc.  Fine  Fruit,  Veget- 
ables and  Canned  Goods.  58  First  Street,  Between  6th 
and  7th  Avenues,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  An  accommodat- 
ing spirit  and  a  determination  to  do  the  fair  thing  in 
every  transaction  are  powerful  aids  to  success  in  ever 
business  enterprise,  and  they  have  not  failed  to  exercise 
their  usual  effect  in  the  case  of  Mr.  Frank  Sutler,  who 
carries  on  business  at  No.  58  First  street,  I  it^een  6th 
and  7th  avenues.  Business  was  started  here  by  W.  I. 
Butler  in  1860,  who  was  succeeded  by  the  present  pro- 
prietor in  1891.  This  gentleman  is  a  native  of  England, 
and  is  well  known  in  this  community  as  an  enterprising 
and  reputable  merchant,  who  neglects  no  honorable 
means  to  extend  his  business  operations.  The  store  occu- 
pied is  of  the  dimensions  of  18x35  feet,  and  he  claims  to 
have  one  of  the  best  stocks  of  meats,  poultry,  game, 
etc.,  fine  fruits,  vegetables  and  canned  goods  in  Mount 
Vernon,  and  certainly  the  assortment  he  exhibits  of 
these  goods  is  admirable,  not  only  for  its  completeness, 
but  also  for  the  standard  character  of  the  articles  com- 
posing it.  Two  to  four  competent  assistants  are  given 
employment,  and  everything  is  so  arranged  as  to  permit 
of  prompt  and  accurate  filling  of  orders,  and  low  prices 
are  quoted  all  round. 


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REPRESENTATIVE  BUSINESS  MEN  OE  MT  VERNON 


EUGENE  B.  BARGUET,  Stationer,  No,  &% 

S.  Fourth  Avenue,  Mt. Vernon,  N.  Y.  Daily  and  Week'y 
Papers,  Hooks  and  Music.  The  business  carried  on  by 
Mr.  K  itrene  B.  Barguet,  at  No.  62  Fourth  Avenue,  was 
founded  in  1881.  He  deals  in  stationery,  books  and 
music,  etc.,  etc.,  besides  th-i  daily  and  weekly  news- 
papers. The  very  latest  novelties  in  fashionable  station- 
ery are  always  to  be  found  at  this  estab  ishment,  to- 
gether with  a  complete  line  of  commercial  etationery. 
blank  books,  etc.  All  the  leading  mag  «zines  are  also 
placed  on  sale  at  the  earliest  possible  time  afier  publi- 
cation, and  subscriptions  will  be  received  at  publisher's 
rates,  both  for  periodicals  and  newspapers.  Novels  and 
other  books  are  dealt  in  quite  extensively,  he  being  pre- 
pared to  furnish  any  boot  at  short  notice,  at  the  regular 
retail  price.  Pens,  pencils,  and  writing  materials  of  all 
kinds,  both  plain  and  ornamental,  are  carried  in  stock. 
Seven  delivery  clerks  are  employed,  so  all  patrons  re- 
ceive prompt  attention. 


ROBERT  J.  &  FRED.  VICKERY,  (Succes- 

sors  to  A.  B.  Marsh),  Livery  and  Boarding  Stable,  Third 
Avenue,  near  First  Street,  Mount  Vernon.  N.  Y.  Tele- 
phone Call,  33.  Horses  and  Carriages  To  Let  at  All 
Hours.  Picnic  and  Excursion  Wagons  Furnished.  The 
premises  utilized  by  Messrs.  Robert  J.  and  Fred.  Vickery, 
on  Third  avenue,  near  Second  .street,  have  been  used  for 
stable  purposes  for  many  years,  having  been  started  in 
18S0,  by  Mr.  A.  B.  Marsh  ;  these  stables  ranking  with 
the  oldest  establishments  in  the  town.  The  present  pro- 
prietors are  natives  of  this  State,  and  have  a  lar^e  circle 
of  friends  in  Mount  Vernon  and  wcinity.  They  have 
from  the  very  first  made  a  practice  of  using  their  custo- 
mers well,  and  as  a  natural  consequence  their  reputation 
for  fair  dealing  is  of  the  very  best.    The  premises  made 


use  of  comprise  a  building  50x105  feet  in  dimensions, 
and  are  very  conveniently  fitted  up.  Messrs.  Vickery  do 
an  extensive  livery  and  boarding  busiutss,  and  employ 
four  competent  assistants.  They  are  prepared  to  fur- 
nish first  class  horses  and  carriages  at  all  hours,  and  to 
supply  picnic  and  excursion  wagons,  and  at  rates  that 
can  but  prove  entirely  satisfactory  to  every  reasonable 
patron.  Horses  boarded  here  are  assured  the  best  of 
care,  and  an  abundance  of  suitable  food,  while  the  stalls 
are  roomy  and  well  ventilated,  there  being  room  for 
some  twenty- five  horses. 

I).  0.  B RODERICK,  Meat  Market,  74 
Souih  4th  Avenue,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.  No  review 
of  tie-  mercantile  enterprises  of  Mt.  Vernoo  which 
omitted  to  make  prominent  mention  of  the  leading 
meat  markets  would  be  regarded  as  complete,  for  not 
only  are  thes-^  important  in  and  for  themselves,  but 
also  because  of  the  fact  that  they  make  the  town  much 
more  desirable  as  a  place  of  residence  than  would 
otherwise  be  possible,  insomuch  as  they  tend  to  rehire 
the  expense  and  increase  the  enjoyment  of  living  by 
furnishing  nourishing  and  palatable  food  at  the  very 
lowest  rates.  Not  one  of  these  estab  ishments  is  more 
wortt  y  of  commendation  and  patronage  than  that  of 
which  Mr  D.  C.  Broderick  is  the  proprietor,  for  he 
caters  to  all  classes  of  -rade,  and  has  an  unsurpassed 
reputation  for  giving  full  value  for  money  received. 
He  1-  a  native  of  Connecticut,  and  began  this  enterprli^ 
in  1MH.  'Filestore,  which  i-  lHxlH  feet  in  dimen  ions, 
is  located  at  No.  74  South  4th  Avenue,  and  is  large 
enough  to  accommodate  an  assortment  of  fresh  and  salt 
meats,  vegetables,  etc.,  and  such  other  commodities  as 
are  usually  found  in  a  meat  market,  and  ali  g'KMls  are 
sold  on  their  merits  and  at  the  lowest  prices. 


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